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	KC-97 Stratotanker Model Wooden Model Airplanes Refueler KC97 Airplane
		Very soon the basic C-97 Stratofreighter became a KC-97 Stratotanker refueling bomber aircraft, usually a B-47 Stratojet.
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		The tanker version (KC-97) was introduced in 1950 using the "flying boom" refueling system and all subsequent USAF contracts were for tankers, having the capability of serving as a heavy cargo aircraft without removing the refueling gear.
	www.exoticwoodsltd.com /kcstrat.html

	All Wood Wings: KC-97 Stratotanker, USAF
		After 1956, USAF KC-97 Stratotankers were gradually replaced by the KC-135 jet tankers, but some were modified for continued use in other roles.
		Although the last USAF C/KC-97 was retired in 1973, it remained in use in the Air Force Reserve and ANG until the late 1970s.
		The KC-97L carried both AVGAS to power its radial piston engines and jet fuel to power its two jet engines and be off loaded to its receivers.
	www.allwoodwings.com /1-MilitaryPlanes/KC-97,Stratotanker,USAF-MasterSeries.htm

	C-97 Stratofreighter
		About 60 C-97 transports were built, but the design really flourished in the guise of the KC-97 Stratotanker flight-refuelling tanker.
		B-29 Superfortress - KC-97 Stratotanker - Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/C-97_Stratofreighter

	Stratotanker Postcards, Boeing KC97
		Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia The Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker is used for aerial refueling of Air Force fighters and bombers.
		Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, Maine The Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker is used for aerial refueling of Air Force fighters and bombers.
		A B-47 "Stratojet" bomber from the Strategic Air Command takes a "long pull' of fuel from a KC-97 "Stratotanker".
	www.ovi.ch /b377/pcs/tanker.html

	Revell 1/39 KC-135A Stratotanker
		The "Stratotanker," as the plane was called, replaced piston-engined KC-97 aircraft, which could not keep up with the ever-faster jet fighters and bombers being fielded in the 1950s.
		Yet despite its age, Revell’s Stratotanker is reasonably accurate and significantly less expensive on the secondhand market than the current Welsh 1/144 vacuform model.
		During the Vietnam War, KC-135s made 813,000 aerial refuelings of combat aircraft.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/viet/dorr135.htm

	Solo's Restaurant - Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
		The Boeing KC-97 is the refueling tanker version of the C-97 Stratofreighter, a 74-ton multi-purpose airplane combining both transport and aerial refueling tanker capabilities.
		Although the KC-97 was successful as a refueler, its coupling with faster jet aircraft proved problematic.
		Boeing fitted the C-97 airframe with a flying boom, which, along with the controls and operator station, were assembled as a single pod and attached beneath the Stratofreighter's fuselage in the space normally occupied by the loading doors.
	www.swaviator.com /html/ISSUEND02/KC97111202.html (489 words)

	KC-97 Stratotanker - United States Nuclear Forces
		Very soon the basic C-97 Stratofreighter became a KC-97 Stratotanker refueling bomber aircraft, usually a B-47 Stratojet.
		The tanker version (KC-97) was introduced in 1950 using the "flying boom" refueling system and all subsequent USAF contracts were for tankers, having the capability of serving as a heavy cargo aircraft without removing the refueling gear.
		Previously, the Air Force had experimented with a trailing hose technique with some success, but Boeing's boom changed the state of the art overnight.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/systems/kc-97.htm (340 words)

	McDonnell Douglas KC10A/KDC10
		Boeing produced two of the USAFs most famous tankers, the KC-97 a modified C-97 Stratofreighter and the 707 varient, the KC-135 Stratotanker (the original model 717).
		In the early 1970s the USAF made the decision to purchase an Advanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft (ATCA) which both Boeing and McDonnell Douglas submitted proposals.
		Since those early years of aerial re-fueling, there have been several platforms utilized in the art of air-to-air fueling the first being a converted B-29 Superfortress into a KB-29M in 1948 followed by a slightly more advanced KB-50.
	www.angelfire.com /dc/douglasjets/KC10.html (713 words)

	C-97 Stratofreighter: Encyclopedia topic
		About 60 C-97 transports were built, but the design really flourished in the guise of the KC-97 Stratotanker flight-refuelling tanker.
		The civilian derivative Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (Boeing 377 Stratocruiser: the boeing 377 stratocruiser was airliner version of the 367 boeing stratofreighter,...
		Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (Boeing 377 Stratocruiser: the boeing 377 stratocruiser was airliner version of the 367 boeing stratofreighter,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/c-97_stratofreighter (280 words)

	Netscape Search Category - Airlifters
		Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Site Photo reference of the C-97 Stratofreighter, KC-97 Stratotanker, and derivative Super Guppy.
	207.200.81.7 /Recreation/Aviation/Military/Airlifters (197 words)

	Warmachines - KC-135 Stratotanker & C-135 varients
		63 KC-135Es, 54 KC-135Qs, and 411 KC-135A/R. From 1975 to 7 November 1988 Boeing extended life of every KC-135 beyond year 2020 by replacing sections of underwing skins and other modifications.
		Some include a selection of 97.9 kN (22,000 lb st) CFM56-2B-1 turbofans replaced on National Guard and AFRes KC-135As.
	www.warmachines.50g.com /_framed/50g/warmachines/planes/kc-135/kc-135_info.htm (587 words)

	Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
		The KC-97 is the direct predecessor of the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.
		In the tanker role, the KC-97 was capable of off-loading 15,000 gallons of fuel.
		In fact, the last KC-97 and the first KC-135 were rolled out of the Boeing assembly plant on the same day.
	www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/c97.asp (399 words)

	KC-135 Stratotanker
		The 'R' update involves the fitment of CFM International CFM56 (military designation F108) high bypass ratio turbofans of 22,000 lb (97.86 kN) thrust, which offers significantly improved fuel burn figures over the J57s.
		KC-135R: The majority of the AMC fleet of KC-135As is being modified to KC-135R standard with the fitment of General Electric/SNECMA F108-CF-100 engines and a host of internal improvements.
		After a protracted series of re-engining studies, Boeing announced the new program in 1980, and flew the first KC-135R (then designated KC-135RE on 4 Aug 1982.
	www.zianet.com /jpage/airforce/weapons/air/kc-135.html (399 words)

	Opentopia Encyclopedia
		About 60 C-97 transports were built, but the design really flourished in the guise of the KC-97 Stratotanker flight-refuelling tanker.
		B-29 Superfortress- KC-97 Stratotanker - Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
		The civilian derivative Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was highly influential in the post-war development of long-distance civil aviation.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/C-97_Stratofreighter (399 words)

	Solo's Restaurant - Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
		The Boeing KC-97 is the refueling tanker version of the C-97 Stratofreighter, a 74-ton multi-purpose airplane combining both transport and aerial refueling tanker capabilities.
		Although the KC-97 was successful as a refueler, its coupling with faster jet aircraft proved problematic.
		Boeing fitted the C-97 airframe with a flying boom, which, along with the controls and operator station, were assembled as a single pod and attached beneath the Stratofreighter's fuselage in the space normally occupied by the loading doors.
	www.swaviator.com /html/ISSUEND02/KC97111202.html (489 words)

	Boeing C-97 and KC-97 Stratotanker/Stratofreighter Pictures, Air Force Military Aircraft: Photography, Photos, by PHOTOVAULT®
		C-97 Stratofreighter, KC-135 Stratotanker, C-17 Globemaster, E-3 AWACS, KC-97 Stratotanker, P-26 Peashooter, Cessna: T-37 Tweet, LC-126, O-2, Consolidated Vultee: B-24 Liberator, Convair: B-36 Peacemaker, B-58 Hustler, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-106 Delta Dart, F-111 Aardvark, Curtis: C-46 Commando, P-40 Warhawk, Douglas: A-4 Skyhawk, A-1 AD-6 Skyraider, A-26 Invader, B-18 Bolo, B-23 Dragon, B-66 Destroyer,
	photovault.com /Link/Military/AirForce/Aircraft/KC-97Stratotanker.html (667 words)

	C-124 Globemaster Pictures, Air Force Military Aircraft: Photography, Photos, by PHOTOVAULT®
		KC-135 Stratotanker, C-17 Globemaster, E-3 AWACS, KC-97 Stratotanker, P-26 Peashooter, Cessna: T-37 Tweet, LC-126, O-2, Chase: Chase C-122 Avitruc Consolidated Vultee: PB4Y-2 Privateer,
		C-54 Skymaster, C-124 Globemaster, Fairchild: C-82 Packet, C-123 Provider, C-119 Flying Boxcar, General Atomics: RQ-1A Predator UAV, Grumman: A-6 Intruder, HU-16 Albatross, Kaman: H-43 Huskie, Lockheed:
		No use, reuse, copying or reproduction is allowed without PHOTOVAULT'S specific agreement and permission, not even on the internet.
	photovault.com /Link/Military/AirForce/Aircraft/C-124Globemaster.html (667 words)

	Boeing 707
		The Boeing 707 started out as a military jet to replace the C-97 and KC-97 freighter and tanker aircraft (see KC-135 Stratotanker).
		The 707 was the mainstay for long-distance domestic, and especially international travel, until the arrival of the Boeing 747 wide-bodied jetliner in 1970.
		The Boeing 707 was the first jet airliner produced in America, followed in fairly rapid succession by the Douglas DC-8.
	www.geocities.com /s2warden/707.htm (562 words)

	Boeing 707
		The Boeing 707 started out as a military jet to replace the C-97 and KC-97 freighter and tanker aircraft (see KC-135 Stratotanker).
		The 707 was the mainstay for long-distance domestic, and especially international travel, until the arrival of the Boeing 747 wide-bodied jetliner in 1970.
		Called the 367-80 for secrecy (given this number to appear as a new version of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser), the prototype came to be known as the "Dash 80".
	www.geocities.com /s2warden/707.htm (562 words)

	Boeing P-26 Peashooter Pictures, Air Force Military Aircraft: Photography, Photos, by PHOTOVAULT®
		KC-135 Stratotanker, C-17 Globemaster, E-3 AWACS, KC-97 Stratotanker, P-26 Peashooter, Cessna: T-37 Tweet, LC-126, O-2, Chase: Chase C-122 Avitruc Consolidated Vultee: PB4Y-2 Privateer,
		No use, reuse, copying or reproduction is allowed without PHOTOVAULT'S specific agreement and permission, not even on the internet.
		Boeing P-26 Peashooter Pictures, Air Force Military Aircraft: Photography, Photos, by PHOTOVAULT®
	www.photovault.com /Link/Military/AirForce/Aircraft/P-26Peashooter.html (552 words)

	Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Pictures, Air Force Military Aircraft: Photography, Photos, by PHOTOVAULT®
		KC-135 Stratotanker, C-17 Globemaster, E-3 AWACS, KC-97 Stratotanker, P-26 Peashooter, Cessna: T-37 Tweet, LC-126, O-2, Chase: Chase C-122 Avitruc Consolidated Vultee: PB4Y-2 Privateer,
		No use, reuse, copying or reproduction is allowed without PHOTOVAULT'S specific agreement and permission, not even on the internet.
		Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Pictures, Air Force Military Aircraft: Photography, Photos, by PHOTOVAULT®
	www.photovault.com /link/military/airforce/aircraft/PB4YPrivateer.html (753 words)

	Stratotanker Postcards, Boeing KC97
		Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, Maine The Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker is used for aerial refueling of Air Force fighters and bombers.
		Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia The Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker is used for aerial refueling of Air Force fighters and bombers.
		In the background is pictured an Illinois Air National Guard KC-97 tanker aircraft that serves a world wide refueling mission.
	www.ovi.ch /b377/pcs/tanker.html (437 words)

	Warbird Alley: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
		(Variants/Other Names: Boeing Model 367; KC-97 Stratotanker; HC-97D; TK-1; VC-97D; YC-97)
		A US Army Air Force contract was awarded in early 1943, and the first Boeing Model 367 (designated the XC-97) made its first flight on 15 November 1944.
		Boeing fitted the airframe with a flying-boom type refueling probe and added additional fuel capacity to make the aircraft an aerial refueling platform capable of servicing most of the days' fighters and bombers.
	www.warbirdalley.com /c97.htm (437 words)

	eFlightManuals.com - Warbird And Commercial Flight Manuals
		Flight manual for the Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker in-flight refueler.
		This is actually the USAF C-97 fitted with air refueling tanks in the cargo hold and a boom and boom operators position installed in the tail.
		Flight manual for the Boeing KC-135A inflight refueler.
	www.eflightmanuals.com /detail/itemList.asp?CategoryGroupID=33 (153 words)

	Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
		Other USAF aircraft powered by the R-4360 included the Convair B-36 Peacemaker, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster, the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter/KC-97 Stratotanker, the Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.
		The last example of the R-4360 left the Air Force inventory in the late 1970s.
		A new production order was issued late in 1945 for the Boeing B-50A, a modified B-29 airframe fitted with four R-4360 radials.
	www.aeromuseum.org /Exhibits/AircraftEngines/r4360.html (223 words)

	Boeing Frontiers Online
		At the same time, Boeing began studies on converting the propeller-driven model 367 Stratotanker, better known as the KC-97, into a jet-powered tanker that would be able to keep pace with the B-52 during in-flight refueling.
		After 717 was assigned to the KC-135, the marketing department made the decision that all remaining model numbers that began and or ended in 7 would be reserved exclusively for commercial jets.
		To support this diversification strategy, the engineering department divided the model numbers into blocks of 100 for each of the new product areas: 300s and 400s continued to represent aircraft, 500s would be used on turbine engines, 600s for rockets and missiles and 700s were set aside for jet transport aircraft.
	www.boeing.com /news/frontiers/archive/2004/february/i_history.html (688 words)

	Boeing Frontiers Online
		At the same time, Boeing began studies on converting the propeller-driven model 367 Stratotanker, better known as the KC-97, into a jet-powered tanker that would be able to keep pace with the B-52 during in-flight refueling.
		Since it was an Air Force plane, it was also given a military designation of KC-135.
		Boeing planes built for the military are best remembered by their military designations, such as the B-17 Flying Fortress or the B-52 Stratofortress.
	www.boeing.com /news/frontiers/archive/2004/february/i_history.html (688 words)

	Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
		Other USAF aircraft powered by the R-4360 included the Convair B-36 Peacemaker, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster, the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter/KC-97 Stratotanker, the Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.
		The R-4360 was a 28-cylinder air-cooled reciprocating radial engine developed during the latter part of World War II.
		It was the most advanced and complex reciprocating aircraft engine ever produced in significant numbers in the United States.
	www.aeromuseum.org /Exhibits/AircraftEngines/r4360.html (223 words)

	The Boeing B
		A B-47 "Stratojet" bomber from the Strategic Air Command takes a "long pull" of fuel from a KC-97 "Stratotanker".
		The Stratojet, the world's first swept-wing bomber made its initial flight on December 7,1947 and normally carried a crew of three men.
		The Stratojet travels "in excess of 600 mph" with more than 20,000 pounds of bombs.
	www.strategic-air-command.com /aircraft/B-47/b47-gallery-postcards.htm (145 words)

	Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon Pictures, Air Force, Military Aircraft: Photography, Photos, by PHOTOVAULT®
		are Air Force images of: Beech: C-45 Expeditor, T-34 Mentor, Bell: P-39 Aircobra, P-59 Aircomet, P-63 Kingcobra, UH-1 Huey, Boeing: B-17 Flyingfortress, B-29 Superfortress, B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress, C-97 Stratofreighter, KC-135 Stratotanker,
		Brazil: Embraer: EMB-312 Tucano, Esquadrao de Demonstracao Aerea (Brazilian Air Display Squadron)
		Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon Pictures, Air Force, Military Aircraft: Photography, Photos, by PHOTOVAULT®
	www.photovault.com /Link/Military/AirForce/Aircraft/F-16Falcon.html (763 words)

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