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The C-140 is a military version of the Lockheed Model 1329 light jet transport. The prototype Jet Star was first flown on September 4, 1957, only 241 days after design completion. Production began in 1960. Although the majority of those produced were built for the civilian market, the U.S. Air Force bought 16 Jet Stars as C-140As and -Bs, the first of which was delivered in late 1961. Five C-140As were assigned to the Air Force Communications Command for use in evaluating military navigation aids and operations. Eleven C-140Bs were assigned to the Military Airlift Command for operational support airlift. Six of them were flown as VC-140Bs on special government and White House airlift missions by the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland.
Specifications:
- Wing Span: 54 ft. 11 in.
- Length: 60 ft. 5 in.
- Height: 20 ft. 5 in.
- Weight: 41,000 lbs. max.
- Armament: None
- Engines: Four Pratt & Whitney J-60 turbojets of 3,000 lbs. thrust each
- Crew: Four (plus eight passengers)
- Maximum speed: 598 mph.
- Cruising speed: 520 mph.
- Range: 2,200 miles
- Service Ceiling: 45,000 ft.
Information derived from “Travis Air Force Museum” by Nick Veronico copyright Travis AFB Historical Society/Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum Foundation. This book is available from the Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum GIFT SHOP located in the Travis Air Museum.
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