“We had a successful first flight of the green aircraft,” James said of EMD-1. “However there have been testing and integration challenges” with the first KC-46 configured as a tanker. While Boeing generally continues to meet contractual obligations, internal production and developmental...
The rollout of the Boeing-made tanker has had multiple bumps — such as atroubled Remote Vision Systemfor controlling its boom that required a redesign, which itself was delayed several months. But on Monday, Minihan stood behind the Pegasus and said it has “enormous capability.” “I ha...
Boeing's KC-46A Pegasus tanker is now approved for worldwide deployment, including in support of combat operations, according to the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC). The KC-46A offloaded 1.46 million pounds of fuel to 66 aircraft over the cou
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The top U.S. aircraft manufacturer said that besides the first refueling plane accepted Thursday, nine aircraft are undergoing customer acceptance testing with the remaining aircraft of the contracted amount in production. The KC-46 tanker was made from the airframe of Boeing's commercial 767 jet ...
Boeing Adds KC-46 Test Plane 来自 questia.com 喜欢 0 阅读量: 16 作者: J Record 摘要: EVERETT, WASHINGTON - Boeing has added a fourth and final flighttest aircraft to the KC-46...收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享 全部来源 求助全文 questia.com 相似文献KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Program ...
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a military aerial refueling aircraft. It and the Boeing 707airliner were developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype. The KC-135 was the US Air Force's first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratofreighter. The KC-135 was initially tasked...
The U.S. Air Force may not buy a stealthy tanker after all, dashing hopes of a radar-invisible refueling plane that could fly close to the aerial front line. Meanwhile, the service also announced its new OA-X light attack aircraft program is on indefinite hold. It would seem that the ...
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The top U.S. aircraft manufacturer said that besides the first refueling plane accepted Thursday, nine aircraft are undergoing customer acceptance testing with the remaining aircraft of the contracted amount in production. The KC-46 tanker was made from the airframe of Boeing's commercial 767 jet ...