Stretched Herc J weights?
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Stretched Herc J weights?
Can anyone supply an unclass but official figure for the C.Mk 4's Basic empty weight and Maximum take-off weight
I have the C.Mk 1 figures as:
Basic empty weight 83,000 lb (38,000 kg)
Maximum take-off weight 155,000 lb (70,306 kg)
Overload 175,000 lb (79,378 kg)
And a payload figure for both types, perhaps?
I have the C.Mk 1 figures as:
Basic empty weight 83,000 lb (38,000 kg)
Maximum take-off weight 155,000 lb (70,306 kg)
Overload 175,000 lb (79,378 kg)
And a payload figure for both types, perhaps?
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I think the figures quoted at the start of the thread might be for a C Mk 3. The Mk 1 started life about 5k lighter. (5k being the weight of the plugs used to stretch it to a Mk 3). However, with the bells and whistles on the few remaing Mk1's they may indeed be at that weight now. If I'm wrong, be gentle withy me...
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Maximum Payload weight of 41,000lbs. Perhaps, but with zero range!!!!!!
Hardly zero range!
(I think USAF fly different weights by the way, higher MTOW so even more range or more weight)
I seem to recall the max payload actually being higher than the above mentioned figure, somewhere around 56,000lb nominal. But operational restrictions reduced it dramaticly.