C-141 Starlifter

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C-141 Starlifter aircraft aircraft variant jet aircraft military transport aircraft strategic airlifter

The C-141 Starlifter is a retired U.S. Air Force strategic airlifter designed to rapidly transport troops, cargo, and equipment over long distances.

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Label Occurrences
C-141A 2
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter 2
C-141 Starlifter canonical 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf C-141 Starlifter aircraft ⓘ
aircraft variant ⓘ
aircraft variant ⓘ
aircraft variant ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ
strategic airlifter ⓘ
canCarry litter patients ⓘ
palletized cargo ⓘ
paratroopers ⓘ
cargoCapacity about 70000 lb ⓘ
cargoLoading rear-loading ramp ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 5 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed about 450 knots ⓘ
developedFrom Lockheed L-300 (civilian design study) ⓘ
engineModel Pratt & Whitney TF33 ⓘ
engineType turbofan ⓘ
firstFlight 1963-12-17 ⓘ
hasVariant C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: C-141A

C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: C-141B

C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: C-141C
height 12.0 m ⓘ
introduced 1965 ⓘ
length 44.2 m ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed Aircraft Company ⓘ
surface form: Lockheed
maximumSpeed about 500 knots ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 323090 lb ⓘ
modification avionics upgrade ⓘ
fuselage stretch ⓘ
in-flight refueling capability ⓘ
modifiedFrom C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: C-141A
nicknamed Starlifter ⓘ
notableAircraft Hanoi Taxi ⓘ
notableFor repatriating U.S. POWs from North Vietnam in 1973 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
pressurized true ⓘ
primaryRole strategic airlift ⓘ
range approximately 4000 nmi with payload ⓘ
replacedBy C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
retired 2006 ⓘ
serviceCeiling 41000 ft ⓘ
tailConfiguration T-tail ⓘ
usedBy Air Force Reserve ⓘ
surface form: Air Force Reserve Command

Air National Guard ⓘ
usedFor aeromedical evacuation ⓘ
airborne operations support ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
humanitarian missions ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
strategic airlift during Cold War ⓘ
strategic airlift during Gulf War ⓘ
strategic airlift during Vietnam War ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ
wingspan 48.7 m ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

M198 howitzer → airTransportableBy → C-141 Starlifter ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney JT3D → usedOnAircraft → C-141 Starlifter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter (TF33 variant)
Lockheed Aircraft Company → developed → C-141 Starlifter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
C-141 Starlifter → hasVariant → C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-141A
C-141 Starlifter → hasVariant → C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-141B
C-141 Starlifter → hasVariant → C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-141C
C-141 Starlifter → modifiedFrom → C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: C-141B
this entity surface form: C-141A
Douglas C-133 Cargomaster → successor → C-141 Starlifter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter