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FLIGHT, 20 June 1958 Military Aircraft of the World ... 873 Lockheed C-130A Hercules. TRANSPORTS Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Nearly all the C-97s in the U.S.A.F. areof the last production model, the KC-97G, which is used as a tanker and transport for S.A.C. Powered by four 3,500 h.p. Pratt and WhitneyR-4360-59s, the G can carry 68,500 1b of cargo or 130 men; transfer fuel is fed to the receiver aircraft through a rigid boom at the tail. The888th and last was delivered in July 1956. Boeing KB-5OJ The sole surviving member of the Superfortressfamily to remain in U.S.A.F. service, the J model is the standard tanker for the fighter /bombers of Tactical Air Command. Unlike the S.A.C.tankers it uses the Flight Refueling, Inc., hose system, hose reels being mounted under the fuselage and outer wings. Power is provided by fourR-4360 piston engines and two podded J47 jets. Lockheed CL-329 Jetstar. Above, Fairchild C-123B Provider; Below, Bell HTL-7. Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Essentially similar to the Model 707-120airliner, except for having a slimmer fuselage with big freight doors and a Boeing refuelling boom at the rear, the KC-135 is to be thestandard tanker and long-range transport of Strategic Air Command. It is powered by four J57 engines, but may have more power eventually.Its primary task is to support B-52 wings, and air refuelling squadrons are equipped in the ratio of two tankers to every three B-52s. The first 40-aircraft KC-135 wing was serving at Castle A.F.B. lastJuly and over 100 have now been delivered. Total orders amount to 345, a vote of just under $203m having been passed in April for anadditional 130 aircraft. Further orders, for 26 and then about 140, should bring the total up to some 510. None of the transfer fuel isstored above the floor, which can accordingly accommodate up to 145 passengers or 50,000 lb of freight. Span, 130ft 10m; length over boom), 136ft 3m; height, 38ft 5in;wing area, 2,433 sq ft; gross weight, more than 250,000 Ib; max. speed, over 600 m.p.h.; cruising range, over 4,000 miles. Douglas C-133A Developed for the Military Air Transport Service,this impressive machine can carry "96 per cent of all ground-force vehicles" fully assembled, as well as all missiles including the ICBMs.The first YC-133 flew on April 23, 1956. Deliveries of C-133As began last August and about 30 are now in MATS service. Total orders include6 pre-production machines, 33 in the first operational batch and run-on orders extending deliveries into 1961. Power is provided by four Pratt and Whitney T34-P-7W turbopropseach rated at 6,000 e.s.h.p. The interior provides 13,028 cu ft of usable space on a floor 90ft by lift, the whole being pressurized to 7i lb/sq indP. Internal fuel amounts to 15,051 Imp. gal. There are four main wheels arranged in independent fore and aft pairs retracting into largefuselage bulges, the port bulge also housing two turbine auxiliary power- plants and the air-conditioning system. Span, 179/t 8in; length, 157/t 6hin; height, 48/« 3m; track, 20/r lin;wheelbase, 58/t llin; wing area, 2,673 sq ft; weight empty, from 111,715 to 116,191 Ib; gross weight, 275,000 Ib alternate, 282,000 Ib); max.speed, 308 kt at rated power; cruise at 272 kt; range with max. cargo (114,993 Ib), 1,330 n.m.; range with max. fuel (41,700 Ib cargo),3,700 n.m. Douglas/Convair SC-S4 Originally built as C-54 (DC-4) transports,a large number of these aircraft have been turned into SC-54 air/sea- rescue machines by the Fort Worth division of Convair. Major modifica-tions include a completely new interior, with a repositioned navigator's station, new cockpit equipment, bunks, scanning blisters, a large doorfor equipment dropping, extra fuel and oil tanks and comprehensive electronics. Fairchild C-123B Provider Originally designed by Chase Aircraft,the C-123 has been built in quantity by Fairchild (as lowest bidder to a U.S.A.F. tender in 1953) and 300 should have been delivered whencontracts are completed at the end of this year. Powered by two 2,500 h.p. Pratt and Whitney R-2800-99W engines, the C-123B carries all itsfuel in jettisonable tanks: two 609 Imp. gal tanks in the nacelles and two underwing tanks of 375 Imp. gal each. The unpressurized hold hasa volume of 3,570 cu ft and can seat 60; maximum cargo load is 18,000 lb (16,000 normal) and heavy dropping is possible. Recentimprovements being effected retroactively include wheel/ski gear and . tip-mounted J44 booster jets, of 1,000 lb thrust each. Span, 110ft; length, 76ft 3tn; height, 34/t lin; wing area, 1,223 sq ft;empty weight, 31,620 Ib; gross weight, 60,000 Ib; max. speed 208 m.p.h.; range, 1,000 miles with max. cargo at 186 m.p.h.; landing speed,85 m.p.h. Grumman TF-1 Trader Derived from the S2F Tracker (page 870)the Trader is in extensive service as the standard fixed-wing transport between U.S. Navy carriers and shore bases. The interior can beequipped for nine passengers, some two tons of freight or for other special purposes such as logistic support. It can fly off any carrier fullyloaded, has all-weather capability and has required less than three maintenance hours per flight hour. Lockheed C-130 Hercules It is fair to assess this multi-purpose trans-port as the founder of the modern fashion for such vehicles. The YC-130 flew on August 27, 1954, and first deliveries of the C-130Awere made to the U.S.A.F. Tactical Air Command in December 1956. Power is provided by four 3,750 e.s.h.p. Allison T56-A-1A turboprops.Although there is a rear door, for loading or air-dropping, measuring 10ft by 9ft 2Jin, the whole interior is pressurized to 7i lb/sq in differen-
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