Boeing KC135 Tanker

Incredible to realise that the youngest of those are now over 50 yrs old.

[quote="netcompsys" post=128237

Interesting to see the drogue attachment (required for non USAF aircraft?) on this aircraft
Are they all single point tankers?

kevin[/quote]

Looks like the Osprey needs an adapted drouge airrefuelingarchive.wordpress.com/2011/0...-drogue-adapter-bda/

netcompsys wrote:

Interesting to see the drogue attachment (required for non USAF aircraft?) on this aircraft
Are they all single point tankers?

kevin

100ARW's KC-135s are all boom-equipped (for USAF fixed wing aircraft)
The photo above shows a probe & drogue system adapter installed for use with USAF rotary wing aircraft, and visiting USN or RAF types.

They can also be fitted with underwing drogue pods (MPRSs) as required.

P wrote:

netcompsys wrote:

Interesting to see the drogue attachment (required for non USAF aircraft?) on this aircraft
Are they all single point tankers?

kevin

100ARW's KC-135s are all boom-equipped (for USAF fixed wing aircraft)
The photo above shows a probe & drogue system adapter installed for use with USAF rotary wing aircraft, and visiting USN or RAF types.

They can also be fitted with underwing drogue pods (MPRSs) as required.

What does MPRS stand for? I'm guessing PRS is Pod Refuelling System, but the M?

The KC 46 that will replace the KC 135 has WARPs (Wing Air Refuelling Pods), A CDS (Centreline Drogue System) and the boom thus avoiding the need to re-role.

Dietmar wrote:

What does MPRS stand for? I'm guessing PRS is Pod Refuelling System, but the M?.

Multi-Point Refuelling System

P wrote:

Dietmar wrote:

What does MPRS stand for? I'm guessing PRS is Pod Refuelling System, but the M?.

Multi-Point Refuelling System

Thanks.

The KC135 was known at Boeing as the 717, it is in fact shorter than a 707. During the Falklands was the USAF at Mildenhall stood in for the Victors on air defence tanker duties.

And why dont the USAF have windows for passengers on their transports????

canberra wrote:

The KC135 was known at Boeing as the 717, it is in fact shorter than a 707. During the Falklands was the USAF at Mildenhall stood in for the Victors on air defence tanker duties.

And why dont the USAF have windows for passengers on their transports????

You are quite right that the 717 was shorter than the 707, the 717 also had two engines mounted at the rear. Never known it used as a tanker though:
www.boeing.com/history/products/717-md-95.page