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“The Phantom” Is The Air Force’s Haunted KC-135 Tanker... Almost
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air...
KC-135 Tankers To Finally Get Fuel-Saving Winglets
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKC-135 The U.S. Air Force looks set to finally add winglets to a portion of its KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling fleet. The service says putting...
A US Air Force flight spent 2 hours drawing a phallic pattern in the air near several Russian...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA KC-135 Stratotanker shows its refueling connector at the Chicago Air and Water Show 2022 in...
Boeing converted its 767 airliner into a military tanker that can refuel other planes midair — meet...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBoeing has suffered an over $7 billion loss due to production flaws involving its KC-46A Pegasus...
Boeing (BA) Wins Contract to Aid KC-135 Tanker Jet Program
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoThe Boeing Company (BA) recently secured a contract involving its KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft....
Hundreds of tankers, recon jets grounded in hunt for faulty tail pins
Air Force Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON — The Air Force is speeding up its hunt for a faulty component on hundreds of KC-135...
Boeing (BA) Wins Deal to Offer Engineering Services to KC-135
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe Boeing Company BA wins a modification contract to provide engineering sustainment services for...
KC-135 tanker autopilot now safer to use in flight, Air Force says
Air Force Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA new restriction bars airmen from turning on the autopilot when flying at an altitude of less than...
KC-10 Extender Has Flown Its Last Combat Mission
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 8 months agoKC-10 departs PSAB After more than four decades during which it provided vital inflight refueling and airlift, the U.S. Air Force’s venerable KC-10A...
Century Of Aerial Refueling Celebrated By Tanker Flyovers Across U.S.
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 12 months ago100 years aerial refueling One hundred years ago today, over California, two U.S. Army Air Service...