C-141C Starlifter, s/n: 66-0152, photographed here moments before it's
departure from the NZ Operation Deep Freeze base marking the end
of Starlifter operations to Antarctica.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2005.
LOCKHEED C-141 STARLIFTER
C-141 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, California, USA |
| Model: | Model 300 |
| Designation: | C-141 |
| Name: | Starlifter |
| First official flight: | (C-141A) 17/12/1963 |
| Factory production period: | 1962 - 1968 |
| Primary service period: | 1965 - 2006 |
| Last official flight: | (C-141C) 06/05/2006 |
C-141 VARIANTS AND PRODUCTION
C-141A
1963, strategic transport, 4 engines, T-tail, rear loading doors.
272 later converted to C-141B, except eight (63-8077, 64-0641,
65-0274, 65-0281, 65-9407, 66-0127, 67-0006, 67-0008) and
the four NC-141A's.
Produced 1962 - 1968
Lockheed Marietta, Georgia (LM)
| 61-2775 / 61-2779 | 300-6001 / 6005 | |
| 63-8075 / 63-8090 | 300-6006 / 6021 | |
| 64-0609 / 64-0653 | 300-6022 / 6066 | |
| 65-0216 / 65-0258 | 300-6067 / 6109 | |
| 65-0259 / 65-0281 | 300-6111 / 6133 | |
| 65-9397 / 65-9414 | 300-6134 / 6151 | |
| 66-0126 / 66-0209 | 300-6152 / 6235 | |
| 66-7944 / 66-7959 | 300-6236 / 6251 | |
| 67-0001 / 67-0031 | 300-6252 / 6282 | |
| 67-0164 / 67-0166 | 300-6283 / 6285 |
Total: 284 |
L-300-50A
1965, prototype demonstrator for civil applications,
no sales, proposed
L-300A / B versions cancelled.
To NASA (N714NA), in 1973 as KAO flying laboratory.
Produced 1965
Lockheed Marietta, Georgia (LM)
| N4141A (civil reg.) | 300-6110 |
Total: 001 |
|
Grand Total: 285 |
C-141C Starlifter, s/n: 66-0152, photographed
here moments before it's
departure from the NZ Operation Deep Freeze base marking the end
of Starlifter operations to Antarctica.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2005.
C-141 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| YC-141A | 1 | C-141A(61-2775), 1963, temporary designation for initial flight testing. |
| NC-141A | 4 | C-141A(61-2775, 61-2776,
61-2777, 61-2779), 1964-1998, short fuselage, permanent conversions for test duties. |
| YC-141B | 1 | C-141A(66-0186), 1977, prototype with lengthened fuselage, later to C-141B. |
| C-141B | 271 | C-141A, 1979-2004, major upgrade program,
fuselage lengthened 23.4ft., refuelling boom receptacle added, upgrades completed in 1982. C-141B SOLL II: 1994, 13, conversions for special low-level missions. |
| (NC-141B) | 1 | C-141B(64-0653), permanent conversion for test duties. |
| (GC-141B) | 4 | C-141B(65-0228, 66-0126,
66-0176, 66-0189), conversions for ground instructional duties. |
| (C-141C) | 63 | C-141B, 1997-2006, major avionics
upgrade for low-time aircraft. Installation of "glass cockpit", GPS and ECM measures, upgrades completed in 1999. |
C-141C Starlifter, s/n: 66-0151, closed up for
the night, the engine covers are
supplied as on-board equipment and have the aircraft's serial number
and home base printed on them.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2002.