about the KC-10 (aka Gucci, Diesel)

General Characteristics Primary Function: Aerial tanker and transport
Prime Contractor: The Boeing Company
Power Plant: Three General Electric CF6-50C2 turbofans
Thrust: 52,500 pounds (each engine) The T1 has around 3,000lbs per engine
Length: 181 feet, 7 inches
Height: 58 feet, 1 inch
Wingspan: 165 feet, 4.5 inches
Speed: 619 mph
Ceiling: 42,000 feet
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 590,000 pounds (that's equivalant to 290 passenger cars)
Range: 4,400 miles (with cargo...that's like Grand Rapids to Hawaii and then some)
without cargo; 11,500 miles (like Grand Rapids to Sydney and then another 2000 miles!)
Maximum Cargo Payload: 170,000 pound
Maximum Fuel Load: 356,000 pounds (@ $3.50/gal =$186,000 to fill up)
Crew: Four (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and boom operator)
Unit Cost: $88.4 million (FY 98 constant dollars)
Date Deployed: March 1981
Inventory: Active force, 59; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0