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| KC-135 Stratotanker | ||
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| Description | ||
| Role | Mid-air refueling | |
| Crew | 4, pilot, copilot, navigator, boom operator | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 136.25 ft | 41.53 m |
| Wingspan | 130.83 ft | 39.88 m |
| Height | 41.66 ft | 12.7 m |
| Wing area | 2,433 sq ft | 226 mē |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 98,466 lb | 44,664 kg |
| Loaded | 297,000 lb | 134,719 kg |
| Maximum take-off | 316,000 lb | 143,338 kg |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engines | (R/T) - Four CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines; (E) - Four Pratt & Whitney TF-33-PW-102 turbofan engines | |
| Power | (R) - 21,634 lb (E) - 18,000 lb | (R) - 96 kN (E) - 80 kN |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 580 mph | 933 km/h |
| Combat range | 3,450 mi | 5,552 km |
| Ferry range | 9,200 mi | 14,806 km |
| Service ceiling | 50,000 ft | 15,240 m |
| Rate of climb | 4,900 ft/min | 1,494 m/min |
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker's is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service into the 2020s.
Boeing's 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial Boeing 707 passenger aircraft as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. In 1954 the USAF ordered the first 29 of its future fleet of 732. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, California, in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965.
In Southeast Asia, KC-135 Stratotankers made the air war different from all previous aerial conflicts. Midair refueling brought far-flung bombing targets within reach. Combat aircraft, no longer limited by fuel supplies, were able to spend more time in target areas.
AMC manages more than 546 total aircraft inventory Stratotankers, of which the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard fly 292 of those in support of AMC's mission.
Of the original KC-135A's, more than 410 have been modified with new CFM International CFM56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A.
Under an earlier modification program, 157 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the Pratt & Whitney TF-33-PW-102 engines from retired 707 airliners. The re-engined tanker, designated the KC-135E, is 14 percent more fuel efficient than the KC-135A and can offload 20 percent more fuel.
Through the years, the KC-135 has been altered to do other jobs ranging from flying command post missions to reconnaissance. The EC-135C was U.S. Strategic Command's flying command post. One EC-135C, codenamed Looking GlassThis article is about the Strategic Command's Airborne Nuclear Command Post. For other meanings, see Looking Glass (disambiguation Looking Glass is a codename for the E-6B United States Air Force Strategic Command's Airborne Nuclear Command Post (ABNCP) T, was continually airborne throughout the Cold WarThe Cold War (c. 1945- 1991) was the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of nations practicing different ideologies and political systems. On one side was the Soviet Union and its allies, often referred to as the E, ready to control bombers and missiles if ground control was lost. RC-135 Rivet JointRC-135 Rivet Joint Description RoleReconnaissance CrewFive (augmented): three pilots, two navigators Dimensions Length135 ft41. 1 m Wingspan131 ft39. 9 m Height42 ft12. 8 m Wing area2,433 sq ft226 mē Weights Empty98,466 lb44,664 kg Loaded106,306 lb48,220s are used for special reconnaissance and Air Force Material Command's NKC-135A's are flown in test programs. The Air Combat Command operates the OC-135 Open SkiesThe OC-135B Open Skies United States Air Force observation aircraft supports the Open Skies Treaty. The aircraft, a modified WC-135B, flies unarmed observation flights over participating parties of the treaty. The OC-135B modifications center around four as an observation platform in compliance with the Open Skies TreatyThe Open Skies Treaty was first proposed by President Dwight Eisenhower to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the Geneva Conference of 1955. The Soviets rejected the concept and it lay dormant for a generation. During that time, reconnaissance satellites.
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