Boeing 377 Stratocruiser

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The '''Boeing 377 Stratocruiser''' is an early aircraft in [[av8]]. [[image:conniestat.png|right]]
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The '''Boeing 377 Stratocruiser''' is an early aircraft in [[av8]]. [[image:strat.png|right]]
  
 
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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 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 Stratofrieghter/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".
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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".
  
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_377 Wikipedia article]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_377 Wikipedia article]
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The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser is an early aircraft in av8.
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[edit] Stats

Introduction 1948
Withdrawal 1983
Aircraft Type Small
Cruising Speed 340mph
Capacity 84 pax & 20 mail, or 90 crates of express cargo, or 45t of industrial cargo (Oversize refit available from 1960).

[edit] Information

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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".

Wikipedia article

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