Lockheed C-141 Starlifter Strategic Airlifter Family
The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was the United States Air Force's first major jet transport designed from the outset to military standards for strategic troop and cargo airlift. Its high-speed, long-range fleet carried service members, equipment, patients, and humanitarian cargo for more than four decades, while the C-141A-to-C-141B stretch and later C-141C modernization made the family a defining bridge between piston-era airlift and the C-17 generation.
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Identity
- Aliases
- C-141 StarlifterC-141AC-141BC-141CLockheed 300C-141A-LM
- Family Name
- Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
- Full Name
- Lockheed C-141 Starlifter Strategic Airlifter Family
- Roles
- militarycargoair_ambulance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was the United States Air Force's first major jet transport designed from the outset to military standards for strategic troop and cargo airlift. Its high-speed, long-range fleet carried service members, equipment, patients, and humanitarian cargo for more than four decades, while the C-141A-to-C-141B stretch and later C-141C modernization made the family a defining bridge between piston-era airlift and the C-17 generation.
- First Flight Year
- 1,963
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- TF33-P-7 four-engine fit
- Notes
- The C-141A used four Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofans. The canonical node is the aviation TF33/JT3D family because the exact -P-7 variant is not yet seeded.
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 10:26:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 10:26:56 UTC