The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside...
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United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers. The first aircraft was delivered...
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August 1956, the C-135 and its variants have been a fixture of the United States Air Force. It was developed from the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. In the...
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Stratofreighter. It replaced the KB-29 and was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. The KC-97 Stratofreighter was an aerial refueling tanker variant...
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The Boeing NC-135 and NKC-135 are special versions of the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker modified to operate on several different...
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next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft to replace some of their older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers. The contest was for a production contract for 179 new...
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aviation. It served as basis for the design of the KC-135 tanker and the 707 airliner. The Boeing 367-80 first flew in 1954, less than two years from...
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replacing the aging Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker tankers currently in service. However, the contest was reopened in July 2008, after Boeing's protest of the...
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The Boeing KC-767 is a military aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 767-200ER. The tanker received the designation...
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The Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter. During the Cold War, the EC-135 was...
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