ARIA Aircraft 60-0372
AGAR 26
Time-line
1960 - Constructed C-135A-BN. Construction Number 18147.
1966 -
Conversion to EC-135N with electrical and structural modifications at Douglas Aircraft, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
October 6, 1967 -
Arrived Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.
January 1, 1968 -
Aircraft Online and Operational.
December 1975 -
Transferred to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 4950th Test Wing.
December 31, 1981 -
Converted to C-135N.
June 30, 1982 - Converted to C-135E.
November 1, 1992 - Last inventory record WPAFB.
May 22, 2002 - ACAT - AFRL C41 Airborne Testbed, "Have LACE" Program to provide jam resistant airborne communication.
March 17, 2005 -
Transferred to Edwards Air Force Base. Placed in flyable storage.
September 2005 - Transferred to AMARC under PCN/Inventory Number AACA0145.
January 15, 2008 - AMARC Inventory.
Specifications ARIA C-135E
Span: |
103.8 Feet |
Length: |
141.5 Feet |
Height: |
41.7 Feet |
Weight: |
300,500 Pounds Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight |
Engines: |
Four Pratt & Whitney TF-33-PW-102 Turbofans (JT3D) 18,000 Pounds Thrust Each |
Crew: |
11 |
Cruise: |
490 Knots Maximum Speed |
Cruise: |
430 Knots Normal Speed |
Altitude: |
33,000 Feet |
Range: |
4500 Nautical Miles |
