Lockheed JetStar
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- For the airline, see Jetstar Airways.
A number of JetStars were also produced for the United States Air Force, and were known by the Air Force designation C-140. Five of the airframes purchased by the Air Force were configured as Flight Inspection aircraft to perform airborne testing of airport navigational aids. They began service during the Vietnam War and remained in service until the early 1990s. The "Flight Check" C-140s were a combat-coded aircraft that could be distinguished from the VIP transport version by their distinctive camouflage paint scheme.
The C-140 JetStar VIP transport fleet was modified with new wings having lowered fuel tanks and fan jet engines, providing better performance, range, and noise suppression. The updated version was known as the C-140B. The Flight check aircraft remained in their original configuration, C-140A, until they were retired. The last C-140A to be retired was placed on static display at Scott AFB, Illinois, to honor its distinguished service.
The VIP transport fleet occasionally served as Air Force One during the 1970s and 1980s. Several other countries, such as Germany and Canada, have used military JetStars as transports for their head of government and other VIPs.
Noise regulations in the United States led to the retirement of most JetStars, although some are still flying in various roles.
A JetStar appeared in the James Bond film Goldfinger, the John Wayne film Hellfighters and in the Sylvester Stallone film "Cliffhanger".
Specifications (JetStar)
General characteristics (B Model)
- Crew: two pilots
- Capacity: 8-10 passengers
- Length: 60 ft 5 in (18.42 m)
- Wingspan: 54 ft 5 in (16.60 m)
- Height: 20 ft 5 in (6.23 m)
- Wing area: 542 ft² (50.4 m²)
- Empty: 18,450 lb (8,370 kg)
- Loaded: lb ( kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 38,940 lb (17,660 kg)
- Powerplant for -6 or -8: 4x Pratt & Whitney JT12A6 or A8 turbojets, 3,300 lbf (14.7 kN) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 575 mph (920 km/h)
- Range: 2,866 miles (4,585 km)
- Service ceiling: ft ( m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Thrust-to-Weight:
Military Operators
- Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, United States (Air Force).
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