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Will the Air Force Ever Get Their New Tanker Aircraft?
The Air Force has been trying to replace their aging KC-135 tanker aircraft…for decades. There is a replacement aircraft, the KC-46, which is nearly ready to go, but the program has been plagued by scandal and delays for many years. And now, on the eve of the new aircraft’s introduction into operational service, more delays […] More
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B-52 Aircrews Used To Air Refuel In Crazy Bank Angles Just To Prove They Could
Air refueling is supposed to be a very benign maneuver. But there is nothing ‘normal’ about being in a large aircraft just 6-18 feet away from another airliner sized jet. For the uninitiated, it’s more of a clench your jaw, squeeze your calves, and a ‘give it all you got’ type of moment. That apprehension […] More
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WATCH: F-35s, The Last C-5B, And A Host Of The Military’s Finest In This September Rewind Video
Our friends at AirshowStuffVideos have just released their most recent compilation of the best of their military aviation footage shot during September of 2017. The video begins with footage of VFA-101 Grim Reapers Lockheed F-35B Lightning IIs operating from the deck of the new carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Note the lack of catapult […] More
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NKAWTG: The Many Ways That SAC Used The Mighty KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker first entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1957. Boeing built just a couple more than 800 of these aircraft. They have been adapted to perform scores of missions in addition to airlifting and aerial refueling. Developed from Boeing’s 367-80 prototype along with the hugely successful 707 series […] More
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KC-135 Deployment Video Makes Tankers Actually Look Kinda Cool
Let’s be honest avgeeks, no one grows up and says “One day, I want to be a tanker pilot”. With frequent deployments in the desert, super-old equipment, and crappy air conditioning, it’s not usually student pilot’s first choice at pilot training. Even the KC-10, which used to be called a “Gucci” plane is getting long […] More
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Sentry Eagle Draws Active And Reserve Jet Jockeys From All Over The Country
Sentry Eagle is the one of the largest air-to-air combat exercises conducted by the Air National Guard (ANG). The exercise is hosted by the 173rd Fighter Wing (FW) of the Oregon ANG at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base (ANGB) near Klamath Falls in southern Oregon. Sentry Eagle provides active and reserve Air Force, Navy, […] More
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Fly Along with Lockheed Aerial Photographer Matt Short, in 360 Degrees
Lockheed Martin employs a team of some of the finest aerial aviation photographers in the world. Arguably one of the coolest jobs ever, they are responsible for producing the company’s high-end aerial still and video imagery of high-performance military aircraft, FROM high-performance military aircraft, documenting everything from testing and development, to program milestones, to producing […] More
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Deployments Suck — Creative Marshaling Makes It Better
Maintainers Make Long Days More Tolerable Let’s not beat around the bush here…deployments suck, especially around the holidays. It doesn’t matter whether you are in the desert or stationed in a cooler climate for an exercise. The fact remains that you are away from your family, you sleep with smelly roommates, and you probably eat the […] More
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KC-135 Low Pass Over an Aircraft Carrier? Sure…Why not?
Flyovers aren’t that rare but an Air Force tanker doing a low pass over a Navy Aircraft Carrier? That’s pretty rare. It shows the view from a KC-135R Stratotanker flying low over the Pacific Ocean near several ships that participated in Rim of the Pacific, 2016. Among them are the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. […] More
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Booms Have The Best Job: Watch HD Video of KC-135 Refueling B-2 and F-15
Who would want the corner office when you could have this as your view instead? How about this for some gorgeous footage of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber and the F-15 being refueled by the venerable KC-135? The areal refueling takes place against the rusty backdrop of New Mexico’s desert landscape. Members of the […] More
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An inside look at a KC-135 “flying gas station”
The unsung heroes of flight operations, tankers like this KC-135 keep the strike aircraft in the air and on station. In-flight refueling operations is another one of those aerial activities that is fascinating to watch. The coordination between two aircraft syncing up while flying at hundreds of mph is the definition of precision. During current […] More
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Boeing Likely To Miss Delivery Deadline For KC-46 Tanker
Boeing’s contract to deliver a new tanker – the KC-46 Pegasus – is likely to become more expensive. For Boeing. The Pentagon said this week that it has “low confidence in Boeing’s ability” to meet the deadline to deliver 18 of the new aircraft by the August 2017 deadline. A new deadline of March 2018 […] More
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