What is a C-141?

What is a C-141?

The C-141 was the world’s first military transport powered by turbofan engines. The design also featured a high mounted wing to maximize cargo space as well as clamshell doors at the rear fuselage for loading and unloading.

What was the last C-141A to be delivered?

The last C-141A off the assembly line was tail number 67-0166 and was delivered to the US Air Force in February 1968. On 8 January 1977 The first “YC-141B” 60186 (stretched C-141A Starlifter) rolled out of the Lockheed Georgia Marietta plant.

What was the first C-141A Aircraft built?

Tail number 61-2775, was the very first C-141A aircraft built and had its maiden flight on 17 December 1963, the 60th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight. It spent its entire career as a test aircraft in numerous programs. The last program this A model carried out was to test a new tension rope from NASA while towing a QF-106 in air.

What happened to the C-141 air ambulance?

As the remaining C-141 fleet was retired during the late 1990s and early 2000s, the aircraft was replaced by the C-17 Globemaster III. Pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers, loadmaster (plus navigator for airdrops) aeromedical evacuation crew typically includes two flight nurses and three medical technicians