62-3540 - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 351 ARS, 100 ARW, USAF

            62-3540 at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk.

Model: KC-135R Stratotanker
Manufacturer: Boeing 
Serial number: 18523
USAF registration number: 62-3540
Date delivered: March 1963
Date deployed: August 1956
Operator: 351st. Air Refuelling Squadron (351 ARS), 
100th. Air Refuelling Wing (100 ARW)
Aircraft name: Holy Terror
Crew: 2 x pilots, 1 x boom operator (some missions require the addition of a navigator.)
Length: 136 ft. 3 in. (41.53 m)
Height: 41 ft. 8 in. (12.7 m)
Wingspan: 130 ft. 10 in. (39.88 m)
Wing area: 2,433 sq. ft. (226.0 m2)
Empty weight: 98,392 lb. (44,630 kg)
MTOW: 322,500 lb. (146,285 kg)
Max cargo capacity: 83,000 lb. (37,648 kg)
Max transfer fuel load: 200,000 lb. (90,719 kg)
Engines: 4 x CFM International CFM-56 turbofan 
Thrust: 4 x 21,634 lb. (96.23 kN)
Max speed: 504 knots (580 mph - 933 km/h)
Cruise speed at 30,000 ft. (9,144 m): 460 knots (530 mph - 853 km/h) 
Rate of climb: 4,900 ft/min. (25 m/sec)
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft. (15,240 m)
Range, with 150,000 lb. (68,039 kg) of transfer fuel: 1,303 nm (1,500 miles - 2,419 km)
Range ferry mission: 9,571 nm (11,015 miles - 17,766 km)



   

Taken in: UK / England / Forest Heath District / Mildenhall (show map)

Taken on: June 14, 2023

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Camera: Canon EOS 850D, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, 118mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 850D
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	118mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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