, the KC-97 was introduced in 1950. When jets started coming into service, the KC-97 was too slow to be safe, so two jet engines were added to reach higher speeds. When a KC-97 would refuel a B-52, the B-52 would have to drop its landing gear, not to overshoot the tanker....
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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...
Fairchild replaces older KC-135 tanker New version of plane more powerful, more efficient, produces less noiseJim Camden
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...
(Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Wednesday its KC-46 mid-air refueling tanker program completed the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification, nearly three years after the planemaker commenced testing for the certification. The KC-46, which is derived from Boeing's commercial 767 airframe...
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