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KC-135 Stratotanker Aerial Refuelling Aircraft, United States of America



The KC-135R aircraft has been updated with more efficient CFM International CFM-56 engines.


  • 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.
    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 operator stationed at the rear of the fuselage.
    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.
    Underside of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft.

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