The U.S. company which provides aerial refueling services for military units, Omega Aerial Refueling Services, Inc. announced that its KC-707 tanker aerial refuels have been certified to refuel the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II following flight trial
Italy receives first KC-767 tanker aircraftThe Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI) took formal delivery of the first of its Boeing KC-767 tanker aircraft during a ceremony at the Pratica di Mare airbase near Rome on 27 January. The aircraft, the first of four tankers due...
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...
717 (C-135) tanker/transport families, and also set the design philosophy which extended throughout Boeing’s hugely successful airliner dynasty. Note: The Model 717 differs primarily from the Model 707 by having a smaller-diameter fuselage, deletion of cabin windows, and reduced size and weight...
由于DC-10已经停产,KC-10已经老旧,最合适的候选机型是由波音767客机改装的KC-767和由空客A330客机改装的A330MRTT(MRTT,即Multi-Role Tanker Transporter,意为多用途加油-运输机)。波音767是70年代研制的所谓半宽机身客机,机舱宽度介于波音707和747之间。从90 代后期开始,由于受到了空客A330的竞争挤压,订单开始稀落...
Boeing gave the future KC-135 tanker the initial designation Model 717.[4] 【参考译文】就像它的同门兄弟——商用波音707喷气式客机一样,KC-135是从波音367-80喷气式运输机的概念验证样机发展而来的,该样机通常被称为“Dash-80”。KC-135外观类似于707,但机身更窄,也比707更短。KC-135早于707出现,并且...
Note Italy has been reported in some sources as operating several KC-135s,[58] however these are Boeing 707-300s converted to tanker configuration.[59][60] 【参考译文】意大利在某些资料来源中被报道运营几架KC-135,但实际上这些是改装为加油机配置的波音707-300。 此图片属于公共领域 图片题注:与F1...
由于DC-10已经停产,KC-10已经老旧,最合适的候选机型是由波音767客机改装的KC-767和由空客A330客机改装的A330MRTT(MRTT,即Multi-Role Tanker Transporter,意为多用途加油-运输机)。波音767是70年代研制的所谓半宽机身客机,机舱宽度介于波音707和747之间。从90 代后期开始,由于受到了空客A330的竞争挤压,订单开始稀落...
Given that the success of the commercial 707 was due in no small part to the military support of the C-/KC-135 in-flight refueling tanker-which although similar in general layout was quite a different airframe-100 or so pages are devoted to this type, mirroring the previous style of ...