| Manufacturer |
Lockheed Corporation |
1967-present |
| Description |
The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter is a retired four-engine military strategic airlifter that served with the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), its successor organization the Military Airlift Command (MAC), and finally the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). |
The Myasishchev VM-T Atlant (Russian: Мясищев ВМ-Т «Атлант» ("Atlas"), with the "VM-T" ("BM-T") standing for Vladimir MyasishchevTransport) was a variant of Myasishchev's M-4 Molot bomber (the "3M"), re-purposed as a strategic-airlift airplane. |
| ICAO Code |
C141 |
|
| First Flight |
1963-12-17 |
1981-04-29 |
| Entry Into service |
1965-04-01 |
1982-01-01 |
| Production End |
1968-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
2006-05-01 |
1989-01-01 |
| Designer |
Lockheed Corporation |
Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev |
| Type |
Strategic airlifter |
Outsize cargo transport |
| Length (m) |
51.3 |
51.23 |
| Height (m) |
12 |
|
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
6 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
912 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
580 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12500 |
10200 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
13.2 |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
:*0GT payload container 45300 kg - (38.45 m long, 23.8 m Buran wingspan) :*1GT payload container 31500 kg - (44.46 m long, 7.78 m diameter) :*2GT payload container 30000 kg - (26.41 m long, 7.75 m di… |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
285 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofans, 90.1 kN thrust each |
4 × RKBM/Koliesov turbojet engines, 105.45 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force, NASA |
Soviet Air Force, Russian Federal Space Agency (Soviet space program) |
| Status |
Retired |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasishchev_VM-T |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
48.8 |
53.14 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
300 |
351.78 |
| Wake Category |
H |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Pratt & Whitney JT3D |
|
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |