KC-10A Extender

Mission
Although the KC-10A's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while carrying the fighters' support people and equipment during overseas deployments. The KC-10A can transport up to 75 people and about 170,000 pounds (76,560 kilograms) of cargo a distance of about 4,400 miles (7,040 kilometers). Without cargo, the KC-10A's unrefueled range is more than 11,500 miles.

Characteristics
Primary Function: Aerial refueling/transport
Contractor: Dougla Aircraft Co.
Power Plant: Three General Electric CF-6-50C2 turbofans
Thrust: 52,500 pounds, each engine
Length: 181 feet, 7 inches (54.4 meters)
Height: 58 feet, 1 inches (17.4 meters)
Wingspan: 165 feet, 4.5 inches (50 meters)
Speed: 619 miles per hour (Mach 0.825)
Ceiling: 42,000 feet(12,727 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 590,000 pounds (265,500 kilograms)
Range: 4,400 miles (3,800 nautical miles) with cargo; 11,500 miles (10,000 nautical miles) without cargo
Crew: Four (aircraft commander, pilot, flight engineer, and boom operator)
Date Deployed: March 1981
Unit Cost: $86.3 million (1992 dollars)
Inventory: Active force = 59; Reserve = 0; National Guard = 0

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