The XC-97 and YC-97 can be distinguished from the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser and later C-97s by the shorter fin, and later ones by the flying boom and jet engines on the tanker models. The …

The YC-97J TUBBO Stratocruiser was powered by Pratt & Whitney T-34's They were test beds for the T-34 program, while a success, they came a day late and a dollar short due to the …

The standard aircraft characteristics for the Boeing YC-97J Stratofreighter.From the Charles C. McCullough Collection at the Tri-State Warbird Museum.

2017年6月18日 · Externally, the C-97 was designed as a mammoth aircraft with a lengthy wingspan mounting four engines, a deep-volume ("double-lobed") fuselage and a traditional …

A YC-97J, an experimental turboprop-powered variant, in flight YC-97J KC-97G conversion with four 5,700 hp (4,250 kW) Pratt & Whitney YT34-P-5 turboprops; dropped in favour of the KC …

The civilian derivative of the C-97 was the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, a very luxurious transoceanic air liner which featured a lower deck lounge and could be fitted with sleeper cabins. One YC …

The YC-97 was a cargo transport, the YC-97A was fitted as a troop carrier, and YC-97B had 80 airliner-style seats installed. The first production C-97A transport appeared in 1947, and …

USAF Utility Flight Handbook for the YC-97J, T.O. 1C-97 (Y)J-1 dated 1-4-55, with approx. 250 pages. (The YC-97J was an experimental variant powered by turboprop engines, only two …

One of two C-97Gs modified as flying test beds for the 7000HP Pratt & Whitney YT34-P-5 turboprop engine.

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