Aircraft family
C-141 Starlifter family
C-141 Starlifter family covers military strategic transport aircraft in the Lockheed portfolio. The entry is imported from the McDonnell Douglas / Lockheed / Bombardier technical workbook and organized by family and derivative variant.
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Overview
C-141 Starlifter family covers military strategic transport aircraft in the Lockheed portfolio. The entry is imported from the McDonnell Douglas / Lockheed / Bombardier technical workbook and organized by family and derivative variant.
Advantages
- High-wing four-engine jet transport
- Strategic airlift speed vs turboprop transports
- C-141B fuselage stretch increased volume
Limitations
- Cargo volume constrained before stretch
- TF33 engines became old and inefficient
- Aging structure led to retirement
- Less outsized-cargo capability than C-5
- Military-only application
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Identification
Detailed identification notes are being prepared for this entry.
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Aircraft line
FamilyC-141 Starlifter family
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Technical notes
Technical notes
- High-wing four-engine jet transport
- Strategic airlift speed vs turboprop transports
- C-141B fuselage stretch increased volume
- Aerial refueling capability on later variants
- C-141C avionics modernization
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Related photography
More photographs of this family will appear here as they are catalogued.
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