Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
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The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser is an early aircraft in av8.
Stats
| Introduction | 1948 |
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| Withdrawal | 1983 |
| Aircraft Type | Small |
| Cruising Speed | 340mph |
| Capacity | 84 pax & 20 mail, or 90 crates of express cargo, or 45t of industrial cargo |
Information
The Boeing Stratocruiser was the passenger version of the Stratofreighter, itself an adaption of the WWII Superfortress bomber. Large, fast, and luxurious, it was a very uneconomical aircraft to operate and was quickly displaced by turbine-powered aircraft.
The Stratofreighter/cruiser's most-produced and longest-lived variant was the USAF's KC-97 freighter/tanker. A few were also converted to oversized transports with turbine engines, the so-called "Guppies".
