The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter is a retired military strategic airlifter that served with the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), its successor organization the Military Airlift Command (MAC), and finally the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the United States Air Force (USAF).

Lockheed YC-141B StarLifter The C-141 is the first all-jet powered military transport to enter service with the United States Air Force. In addition, the StarLifter is the first aircraft completely designed and built at the Lockheed plant in Marietta, GA.

Lockheed designed the new aircraft for easy maintenance, eficient loading, and relatively short landing and takeof. Powered by four Pratt and Whitney TF33–P–7 turbofan engines, the C–141A, with an...

On January 8, 1977, after more than a year of modifications, it was unveiled as the prototype of the C-141B. Now it was 23 feet longer and it had an in-flight refueling system. Following extensive testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California our aircraft was returned to service.

2021年11月11日 · 1990 年秋天，在沙漠盾牌/沙漠风暴行动开始时，南查尔斯顿空军基地第 437 军用空运联队的一架 c-141b卡罗来纳是第一架抵达沙特阿拉伯的美国飞机。 在战争期间，在15,800 次空运任务中就有 7,047 次任务为C-141执行。

2024年9月26日 · Preserved in the open-air aviation museum beside Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Note: Air Fete 1981. Note: In over forty years of service, stretching from the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of the Persian Gulf, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter the Air Force’s first jet-powered, heavy-lift cargo aircraft has earned the title of Americas...

In 1978 C-141s from the 62d airlifted more than 160 bodies to a morgue at Dover AFB, Delaware following the mass murder-suicide of more than 900 members of the "Peoples Temple" a religious group led by the Reverend Jim Jones at the Jonestown Guyana, South America. Most of the victims were U.S. Citizens.

2011年4月15日 · To meet this need, the C-141 could transport up to 154 troops or 123 paratroopers over distances of nearly 3,000 miles. 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.

Converted to a YC-141B. This was the first C-141 to receive the stretch upgrade in the late 1970s. By November 1979. To Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA. From Unknown to 1 October 1992. Transferred to 57th Military Airlift Squadron (Training), 443rd Military Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, OK. Photographer: Mark Pasqualino Notes: At ...

2021年10月19日 · Lockheed designed the new aircraft for easy maintenance, efficient loading, and relatively short landing and takeoff. Powered by four Pratt and Whitney TF33–P–7 turbofan engines, the C–141A, with an empty weight of 134,200 pounds, could carry 70,000 pounds of cargo or 154 troops traveling at 500 miles per hour.