As a space buff, I knew the KC-135 was used to train astronauts for weightlessness. But its main mission is USAF aircraft ...

Pilot-optional KC-135 flights and giving them drone launching abilities are on the horizon as the USAF eyes next-generation ...

The 155th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 had heritage paint scheme honoring Kunkle, replicating the P-38 he flew in WWII. Kunkle served as a fighter pilot during WWII and flew P-38 and P-57 aircraft.

McConnell may not be the biggest Air Force refueling base, but it is the only one that houses both KC-135 and KC-46 tankers. The Wing Commander gives us his thoughts.

co-pilot and boom operator) The mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic aerial refueling fleet, the KC-135 Stratotanker is a military version of the 1950s-era 707 commercial passenger jet.

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Col Ryan Garlow (left) and Maj Michael Hansen (right) will fly a KC-135 aircraft during the D-Day anniversary A pilot has spoken of his pride in honouring his squadron's predecessors that were a ...

KC-135 Pilot at the Michigan Air National Guard (USAF) I fly the KC-135 for the Michigan Air National Guard with the 171st Air Refueling Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The KC-135 is ...

Services: USAF Propulsion: 3x GE CF6-50C2 turbofan engines Speed: 619 mph Range: 4,400 miles (with cargo) Maximum Fuel Load: 356,000 lbs Crew: Four (pilot ... by a KC-135 or another ...

There are a number of aeronautical phenomena that pilots learn about in order to keep ... Wing died in a midair explosion after the KC-135 they were aboard performed an involuntary Dutch roll.

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works advanced projects division has put forward a new notional vision for a stealthy pilot-optional ...

KC's city manager. “It’s an amazing and bold and innovative solution to two of our biggest problems: maintaining infrastructure and landfills.” It's a pilot program now, but if the newly ...