its planned yearly flying hour program to meet airborne refueling requirements, and has resulted in higher than forecast usage and sustainment costs.[citation needed] In March 2009, the Air Force indicated that KC-135s would require additional skin replacement to allow their continued use beyond ...
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating bids from Airbus and Boeing for a planned replacement of the KC-135 ahead of a future tanker, with an acquisition strategy expected this summer. The service in March 2023 first rolled out its plan for the KC-135 recapitalization program, replacing what was...
Its replacement will be the KC-46 but it is certain that the KC-135 will still be around for years to come. Modelers have been waiting for Minicraft to produce the 135 family for years now and the wait is finally over. Was the wait worth it? Just like with the C-130, the KC-...
Defense Acquisitions: Air Force Decision to Include a Passenger and Cargo Capability in Its Replacement Refueling Aircraft Was Made Without Required Analyses The United States Air Force has described aerial refueling as a key capability. Currently, the Air Force uses two aircraft for aerial refueling:...
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KC-135 annual maintenance cost is expected to triple as KC-X replacement plan remains uncertain. Assuming $6 billion in annual maintenance cost for the KC-... A Butler 被引量: 0发表: 2009年 SAE Technical Paper Series [SAE International Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition - (SEP. ...
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EADS has quoted for a bid for the US Air Force's KC-135 replacement program worth $35-billion with the team including 200 suppliers in the US. EADS would h... A Butler 被引量: 0发表: 2010年 加载更多 来源期刊 National Guard 站内活动 ...
ReplacementThesesEfficiencyCockpitsThe KC-135 airframe suffers from an aft Center of Gravity (CG). Boeing accounts for this aft CG by requiring that ballast fuel be carried in the forward body tank to maintain a CG forward of the aft limit. Boeing has analyzed the issue and states that 3,...