What does a Stratotanker do?

What does a Stratotanker do?

The KC-135 Stratotanker’s primary mission is to refuel long-range bombers. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied aircraft. Four turbojets, mounted under wings swept 35 degrees, power the KC-135.

What is a TC 135?

One TC-135S (62-4133) provides training capability for the Cobra Ball mission, and is distinguishable from combat-ready aircraft by the lack of cheeks on the forward fuselage. They carry considerably fewer antennas than the fully equipped aircraft, but are otherwise similar in appearance to other Rivet Joint aircraft.

What is the KC-135 based on?

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a military aerial refueling aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It is the predominant variant of the C-135 Stratolifter family of transport aircraft.

Where is kc155 stationed?

Air refueling squadrons

What does the KC in KC-135 stand for?

The aircraft type designations can seem pretty strange, and our alphabet only has 26 letters. K = Tanker (Aerial Refueler) C = Cargo. There is in fact a KC-135 fleet operated by the US Air Force. The US Marine Corps operates the KC-130, a tanker version of the C-130 Hercules.

How many planes can a tanker refuel?

Tankers can be equipped with multipoint hose-and-drogue systems allowing two (or more) aircraft to refuel simultaneously, reducing time spent refueling by as much as 75% for a four aircraft strike package.

How much is a RC-135 worth?

RC-135W Airseeker The cost per airframe is believed to be $330 million. The Airseeker is to replace the RAF Nimrod R1 in the signal intelligence role.

What does Cobra Ball do?

The RC-135S Cobra Ball is a rapidly deployable aircraft, which flies Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed missions of national priority to collect optical and electronic data on ballistic targets.

How long can a tanker fly?

Tankers allow us to fly indefinitely. Even if I was running my power settings as efficiently as possible, I could only stay airborne for about two hours, which translates into a combat radius of just a few hundred miles. That’s not nearly enough range to project power into another country and return home.

What does the K in KC 135 stand for?

How many rc135s are there?

three RC-135S
There are three RC-135S aircraft in the Air Force inventory all assigned to Air Combat Command and permanently based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

When does the new RC 135 oft come out?

The OFT is a high-definition, seven-channel out-the-window visual system and six-degree-of-freedom motion platform to train pilots to fly the RC-135W aircraft. The second RC-135 OFT with latest RC-135 fleet avionics will be delivered to Offutt Air Force Base in 2020.

What kind of mission does the RC-135 do?

The RC-135V/W is the USAF’s standard airborne SIGINT platform. Missions flown by the RC-135s are designated either Burning Wind or Misty Wind. Its sensor suite allows the mission crew to detect, identify and geolocate signals throughout the electromagnetic spectrum.

What’s the maximum speed of a Boeing RC 135?

RC-135 is a reconnaissance aircraft manufactured by Boeing. RC-135 aircraft is available in 14 variants. The maximum speed of the aircraft is 933km/h. Boeing RC-135 is a four engine, medium weight reconnaissance aircraft designed and manufactured by Boeing Defence and Integrated Systems for the US Air Force (USAF).

Is there a 135 Geo Squadron in the Army?

135 Geographic Squadron Royal Engineers is the only unit in the Army Reserve to support 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic). The Regiment is a Joint Force Command specialist Royal Engineer unit that provides geographic support to all elements of UK Defence; particularly to Army headquarters, formations and units.