Boeing C-135 StratolifterBoeing C 135 Stratolifter airplane model. The United States Air Forces C 135 family of transport aircraft is descended from the revolutionary Boeing 367 80. The Dash 80, with its swept wings and four jet engines in pods under the wings, was also the prototype of the first American jet airliner, the Boeing 707. Between 1956 and 1965, Boeing produced over 800 C 135 aircraft. The most common variant was the KC 135 Stratotanker, with 732 accepted by the