Aviation Specials | KC 135
Produced by AIR International’s worldwide team, 135 The World’s Greatest Tanker...and more, is a 100-page publication giving a comprehensive profile of the KC-135 Stratotanker and all remaining special mission variants led by the RC-135 Rivet Joint.
FEATURES INCLUDE:
HISTORY
A synopsis of the evolution of Boeing’s veteran tanker.
SYSTEMS
Details of the KC-135’s engines, air refuelling boom, cockpit and upgrades.
MAINTENANCE
Maintaining 57-year-old aircraft for daily operations requires skill and diligence by dedicated maintenance personnel – we provide a special report from the main air logistics depot in Oklahoma City and behind the scenes insight into the work of the RAF Mildenhall-based 100th Air Refueling Wing.
OPERATIONS
Seven major US Air Force commands and four allied air forces fly KC-135 operations around the world: we present comprehensive coverage.
TEST TANKERS
AIR International visited Edwards Air Force Base and the 412th Test Wing – home of the KC-135R ‘Speckled Trout’ and flight test tankers.
SPECIAL MISSION VARIANTS
Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska is home to Air Combat Command’s 55th Wing and its fleet of OC-135, RC-135, TC-135 and WC-135 aircraft: we detail the aircraft, the systems and the missions.
AND MUCH MORE!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Aviation Specials KC 135.