WT-25 Stratolifter
- Production cost: $189.2 million (USD)
- Price: $287.4 million (USD)
Specifications
Primary Function
- Long-range massive strategic airlift
Builder
Power Plant
- 6 Norton Power G-TC-83A
Thrust
- 24,500 kg (each engine)
Length
- 87 meters
Height
- 20 meters
Wingspan
- 90.2 meters
Speed
- 860 km/h (Mach 0.7)
Ceiling
- 14,470 meters
Range
- 4750 km (w/ max payload)
- 17,300 (w/ max fuel)
Maximum Payload
- 252,000 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight
- 607,150 kg
Crew
- Eight
The WT-25 Stratolifter is one of the largest transport aircraft in the entire world. Its development process stretched from 2001 trough 2003, and was designed in order to fulfill very large transport operations of all kinds of military equipment during wartime. However, it has yet to see full use of its capabilities, given the fact Wingarde has never been involved in any major military conflict.
Transporting more than four times the WT-19 Skymaster's capacity, the Stratolifter can deliver huge amounts of equipment anywhere in the world and even faster than its smaller predecessor, due to its powerful six G-TC-83A engines. Due to the lack of armament installed onboard, the WT-25 is a vulnerable and fairly easy target, so it should never be without escort in wartime.