Alsace T-121 Wyvern

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T-121 Wyvern
A Quebecshirite Air Force T-121B in flight
Role	Strategic airlifter
National origin	Quebecshire
Manufacturer	Alsace Corporation
First flight	18 November 1963 (1963-11-18)
Introduction	April 1965
Retired	October 2007
Status	Retired
Primary user	Quebecshirite Air Force
Produced	1963 (1963)–1968 (1968)
Number built	285

The Alsace T-121 Wyvern is a retired military strategic airlifter that served with the Quebecshirite Air Force.

Specifications

A T-121 transports the remains of the crew from Space Shuttle Émissaire's doomed last mission to Doudrac Air Force Base, Ventcôte.

General characteristics

• Crew: 5–7: 2 pilots, 2 flight engineers, 1 navigator, 1 loadmaster (a second loadmaster routinely used, in later years navigators were only carried on airdrop missions); 5 medical crew (2 nurses and 3 medical technicians) on medevac flights
• Length: 168 ft 4 in (51.3 m)
• Wingspan: 160 ft 0 in (48.8 m)
• Height: 39 ft 3 in (12 m)
• Wing area: 3,228 sq ft (300 m²)
• Empty weight: 144,492 lb (65,542 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 342,100 lb (147,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × TF33-P-7 turbofans, 20,250 lbf (90.1 kN) thrust each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 567 mph (912 km/h, 493 kn)
• Range: 2,935 mi (4,723 km, 2,550 nmi)
• Ferry range: 6,140 mi (9,880 km, 5,330 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,500 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13.2 m/s)
• Wing loading: 100.1 lb/sq ft (490 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.25