KC-767 GlobalTanker Image Gallery
The world tanker fleet is aging and in need of replacement as the fleet averages more than 45 years in age. These aircraft, while being maintained as well as possible, suffer from fatigue, corrosion, and parts obsolescence. These aircraft are also rapidly aging and are in need of replacement.
The Boeing KC-767, with its aerial refueling boom and a Smiths Aerospace designed new hose-and-drogue aerial refueling systems, offers maximum operational flexibility along with full European Union and NATO interoperability.
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The Boeing KC-767A Tanker reached another significant test milestone April 12 when its aircrew successfully extended and retracted the left and right Wing Aerial Refueling Pod (WARP) hoses for the first time.
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A Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 Tanker aircrew transfers fuel to the first F-15E ever produced. The company uses F-15E1 under a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Air Force.
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ST. LOUIS, March 08, 2007 -- The first Boeing KC-767 Tanker destined for the Italian Air Force achieved a historical milestone March 5 when it successfully extended its aerial refueling boom and transferred fuel to a B-52 for the first time in flight.
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A Boeing KC-767 Tanker aircraft reached another major milestone Saturday when its aircrew successfully extended and retracted the refueling hose from the centerline Hose Drum Unit (HDU) during a test flight over Kansas.
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The KC-767 Tanker achieved another major milestone Jan. 23 when it successfully extended its boom and made a series of dry contacts with a B-52 aircraft. To date, the tanker has logged more than 200 flights and accumulated 600 hours during its flight test
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The Boeing KC-767 Tanker transfers fuel for the first time Oct. 23 from its advanced boom to a simulated receiver on the ground. Boom operators on-board the aircraft used the aerial refueling systems to offload fuel from the new tanker to an aircraft receptacle on the ground at the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems facility in Wichita, Kan. Fuel flow, delivery and surge pressure all were measured while the fuel was pumped to nearby trucks.
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The KC-767 Tanker successfully deployed its fly-by-wire boom for the first time during flight last week. The milestone demonstrates integration between the aircrew operator and the advanced refueling system. Boom testing will run for several weeks and is the first in a series of extensive air-refueling tests that will be conducted in upcoming months.
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