The KC-135R aircraft has been updated with more efficient CFM International CFM-56 engines.
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The US Air Force has about 550 KC-135 Stratotankers in service. -
The USAF selected Rockwell Collins to carry out the modernisation of the... -
The KC-135R aircraft has been updated with more efficient CFM International... -
Some KC-135 aircraft have been configured for other missions, such as... -
KC-135 Stratotankers are in service in the air forces of the USA, France,... -
The upgraded cockpit of the KC-135 has a Pacer CRAG flight deck layout with... -
The primary air fuel transfer method is through the tanker aircraft's flying... -
An F-16 Fighting Falcon refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker. -
The Kc-135 transfers fuel through the tanker's flying boom, controlled by an... -
Underside of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft.