ARIA 61-0330 Edwards Air Force Base - Chris Miller

ARIA Aircraft 61-0330

AGAR 25

Time-line

1961 - Constructed C-135A-BN. Construction Number 18237.

1966 - Conversion to EC-135N with electrical and structural modifications at Douglas Aircraft, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

October 14, 1967 - Arrived Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.

January 1, 1968 - Aircraft Online and Operational.

December 1975 - Transferred to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 4950th Test Wing.

December 31, 1982 - Converted to EC-135E.

1994 - Transferred to Edwards Air Force Base, California, 452d Test Flight Squadron.

2007 - Kirkland Air Force Base, New Mexico - Scrapped.

Specifications ARIA EC-135E

Span:
103.8 Feet
Length:
141.5 Feet
Height:
41.7 Feet
Weight:
300,500 Pounds Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight
Engines:
Four Pratt & Whitney TF-33-PW-102 Turbofans (JT3D) 18,000 Pounds Thrust Each
Crew:
11
Cruise:
490 Knots Maximum Speed
Cruise:
430 Knots Normal Speed
Altitude:
33,000 Feet
Range:
4500 Nautical Miles