VC-137B/C Stratoliner

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Mission
The VC-137 provides transportation for the vice president, cabinet, and congressional members, and other high-ranking U.S. and foreign officials.  It also serves as a backup for Air Force One, the presidential aircraft.

Characteristics
Primary Function: Transport high-priority personnel and backup presidential airlift
Builder: Boeing Co.
Power Plant: Four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B turbofan engines
Thrust: 18,000 pounds, each engine
Length: VC-137B = 144 feet, 6 inches (48.79 meters); VC-137C = 152 feet, 11 inches (46.33 meters)
Height: VC-137B = 41 feet, 4 inches (12.52 meters); VC-137C = 42 feet, 5 inches (12.91 meters)
Wingspan: VC-137B = 130  feet, 10 inches (39.66 meters);     VC-137C = 145 feet, 9 inches (44.17 meters)
Speed: 530 miles per hour (Mach 0.81)
Ceiling: 42,000 feet (12,727 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: VC-137B = 258,000 pounds (116,100 kilograms); VC-137C = 322,000 pounds (144,900 kilograms)
Range: VC-137B = 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers); VC-137C = 6,000 miles (9,600 kilometers)
Load: VC-137B = 40 passengers; VC-137C = 50 passengers
Unit Cost: VC-137B = $36.6 million; VC-137C = $36.2 million
Crew: 18 (varies with mission)
Date Deployed: VC-137B = October 1962; VC-137C = August 1972
Inventory: Active force = VC-137B: 3 and VC-137C: 4; National Guard = 0; Reserve = 0

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