美国空军的EC-135 Looking Glass随后在其角色中被美国海军的E-6 Mercury飞机取代,后者是一款基于波音707-320B的新建机体。 1.2 发动机改装 | Engine retrofits All KC-135s were originally equipped with Pratt & WhitneyJ57-P-59Wturbojet engines, which produced 10,000 lbf (44 kN) of thrust dry, and...
In 1980, Boeing announced a major upgrade program for the KC-135 involving the fitment of CFM International’s CFM56 (military designation F108) high bypass-ratio turbofan engine to offer far greater fuel efficiency, noise reduction and operational flexibility than the E-model’s TF33s. Also inc...
Boeing built 732 KC-135 Stratotankers for the US Air Force between 1957 and 1965. The US Air Force still has about 550 KC-135 Stratotankers in service (active duty, 253; Air National Guard, 222; Air Force Reserve, 70) and has made substantial investment in a series of upgrade programs,...
As the needs of the mission evolve, the KC-46A can efficiently integrate new capabilities and advanced technology thanks to its in-line production. The Air Force and Boeing are investing in aBlock 1 upgrade of additional advanced communications capabilitiesto further enhance the Pegasus’s data con...