Lockheed C-141 Starlifter – nuotraukos ir vaizdo įrašas

2007 "Lockheed C-141 Starlifter" was a 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). The aircraft also served with airlift and air mobility wings of the Air Force Reserve (AFRES), later renamed Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), the Air National Guard (ANG) and, later, one air mobility wing of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) dedicated to C-141, C-5, C-17 and KC-135 training.

2007 "Lockheed C-141 Starlifter" was a strategic airlifter that served the United States Air Force for over four decades. It was designed to replace the older and slower propeller-driven cargo planes, such as the C-124 Globemaster II, and to perform both strategic and tactical airlift missions. The C-141 was the first jet-powered transport aircraft developed by Lockheed, and it had a distinctive high-wing design with four turbofan engines mounted in pods. The C-141 could carry up to 70,000 pounds of cargo or 154 passengers, and had a range of over 6,000 miles. The C-141 was also capable of aerial refueling, paratroop drops, and low-level flights.
2007 C-141 pirmąjį skrydį atliko 1963 m. gruodžio 17 d., o tarnybą pradėjo 1965 m. Ji dalyvavo keliose karinėse operacijose ir humanitarinėse misijose, pavyzdžiui, Vietnamo kare, Persijos įlankos kare, Kosovo kare ir pagalbos pastangose po uragano "Katrina". C-141 taip pat naudojo NASA kaip oro observatoriją ir šaudyklinį lėktuvą. C-141 per visą jo tarnavimo laiką buvo atlikti keli atnaujinimai ir modifikacijos, įskaitant fiuzeliažo ruožą, kuris padidino jo pajėgumą ir našumą. C-141 buvo išleistas į pensiją 2006 m., Po to, kai jį pakeitė "C-17 Globemaster III". Iš viso buvo pastatyti 285 C-141, ir nė vienas nebuvo eksportuotas į kitas šalis.