Know Your Aircraft: The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.
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The KC-46 is NOT replacing the KC-135 anytime soon. It can’t deploy, it barely works and it’s all around a waste of money. The KC-135 continues to be the leader in aerial refueling
God Bless the US Air Force. Thank you for everything.
I spent 11 years at the SPO as an engineer (flight controls & hydraulics); excellent bird.
That's in OK, correct?
Have you ever gotten the chance to (or, perhaps, been forced to) visit Fairchild AFB? Just curious..
Absolute Monster of a plane.
Worked on the KC-135A models @Pease AFB, NH before the R or Q model retro fit engine change. A very good aircraft with very good quality systems. Was an aircraft electrical systems specialist. Rode in them during a refueling operation. Very cool.
I understand the KC-46 is facing some hiccups. The Republic of Singapore Air Force has taken delivery of their Airbus A330-MRTT which replaced their KC-135s.
The A330-MRTT flies over my place here in Singapore n I can tell you the engines are rather quiet for a plane that size.
They used to be stationed at our local AFB along with B-52s. The bombers left years ago and now they fly different tanker aircraft.
Incidently: While put driving today, I saw a KC-135! It's been a long time since I'd seen one, so I was thrilled!When I got home, my wife says "sorry...I forgot to show you this" and hands me her phone. There was a screenshot of an announcement saying the tankers would be in town today. I told her "lucky me! I got see one today, just a bit ago!" 😅
Later, I picked up my son and he goes "Dad! Guess what we saw flying!?" 😅
My family is awesome!
Chilean AF bought some “E” models from us. Es are equipped with TF-33 engines (707, B-52H, et al) vs the R’s CFM-56.
I'm an old KC-135A boom operator, and I was around when they rolled out the "new" KC-10's. Now they're all gone, but the 135 is still in service, and I'll bet the KC-135 will still be getting the gas off long after the last KC-46 goes to Davis-Monthan!
It's pretty cool seeing them refuel from the sky while eating dinner with your family
i’m touring that with my civil air patrol squadron tomorrow
Nearly a half century in the air and going strong. Murica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
820 KC-135s, C-135s, and other variants were built. By today's standards, that's a staggering number of large aircraft. It's several times the number of F-22 Raptors that were built. Things were different when the Cold War was at its hottest. Also, 744 B-52s were built, and 384 B-36 Peacemakers.
I've seen KC-135s around on a few occasions, they're neat!
F-4 Bomber? Ok, "Know your Aircraft."
I mean it technically was a fighter-bomber
@@eshankulkarni2843 it was a ground support fighter during the Vietnam but it’s also technically a bomber
@@carbon7937 Yeah, I know.
Also, the KC-135, doesn't have a built in droug. It needs to be attached to the boom, when needed.
The current engines are not what the KC 135 originally used. They were originally equipped with J 47 or J 57 Jet engines that used water injection at take off. They smoked like crazy, and used a lot of JP4 Jet Fuel. The current Engines in use today do not use water injection, nor do they put out massive amounts of thick black smoke upon take off, and they are also much more fuel efficient.
Realy I like this powerful military planes
THANKS YOU for the VIDEO.
You should have told them what an elephant walk was ☝🏻🤔 that's part of the KC 135 history as well
& still going strong after 65 years.
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800 units produced...? Can we convert some of those into long range bombers? Give it a try. We are desperately in need of such aircraft for the near future. In my opinion.
I was hoping to see information about how the KC135 was developed from a single prototype called the dash80. The 707 was also developed from the dash 80 with a bigger fuselage for 6 abreast seating. Instead all I saw was a video on transfering fuel to other aircraft. Disappointing.
Fairchild republic A10C thunderbolt aka The warthog know your aircraft?
Hello daily aviation. From Philippines.
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amazing !
i really miss working on them
F4 phantom is fighter btw
Are they new?
The KC-46 and KC-135 are my favorite what do you think guys please reply
lots of 135 activity on flightradar in poland and estonia, take a look :D
Great video! You mentioned 6500lbs/min of fuel for the boom, how much does the drouge system transfer per min?
The receiver dictates how fast it can take fuel, and the probe & drogue can't handle nearly the pressure that the boom can. Specific numbers are much smaller and vary widely.
1 pump, 600 to 1500 lbs per minute, depending on receiver. You’re welcome
this guy sounds like the same guy from Oh my goal
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Crewed 135 R models 1991-2012.
0:24 that’s a KC-46 while talking about the KC-135, 2:45 I know that guy
The flight controls: ailerons, elevators and rudder in a KC 135 are not hydraulic? So instead it uses cables and pulleys?
Yeah it's all fly by cable in the 135. However the rudder does have a power rudder mode which utilizes hydraulics. And obviously flaps are controlled hydraulically as well. Aaaaaand I guess the horizontal stabilizer trim is controlled hydraulically. But all basic flight controls (ailerons, elevators, and rudder) are controlled with cables and pulleys
@@nneverss So not completely cables and pulleys only certain controls in the KC 135 are hydraulic: The trim for the Horizontal Stabilizer, the flaps and sometimes the rudder they're hydraulic but the basic flight controls are not hydraulic, instead its cables and pulleys. Wow, you learn something new everyday. I wonder if this applies to the KC 10 and KC 46.
@@lexusdriver1963 Yeah it's pretty old technology but I guess don't fix what's not broken! And to the best of my knowledge I believe the KC-10 and KC-46 are fly by wire so they use computers to process flight controls. So when you move any of the flight controls the computer sends signals to an electric actuator that moves the flight control surfaces
@@nneverss Another cool thing is that the boom operation how are they positioned depends on the tanker. In the KC-135 the boom operator lays on his/her belly, in the KC-10 the boom operator sits down and the KC-46 since there's a camera and the tanker is more next generation the boom operator is behind the flight deck with a monitor showing what the camera is facing.
I work on these bad boys
If a KC-135 gets low on fuel can another KC-135 refuel it?
There are certain KC-135 variants (KC-135R/T) that can be refueled in air, but there aren't very many of them.
And some RT models can reverse refuel and pump fuel from receiver into boom.
I wonder how many will be consigned to aerosol missions only?
It's the Kc135 based on the B707?
It is.
Technically, the 717.
@@vfxswagg1337 isn't the 717 a twin engine? Like the MD 80?
My bad. The -135 was the original "717" (specifically 717-100), however, it was derived from the 367-80.
@@vfxswagg1337 You are 100% correct. This was verified by a Wikipedia article. Thanks for posting this fact.
I flew on a KC-135 to Hawaii while serving in the US Air Force.
KC135R new engines
Anyone else notice the KC-45 at 00:24
Those “aerofoils” are called ruddervators
RUDDEVATORS! no “r” after the “e”.
The KC-46 is replacing the KC-10 not the 135.
Whoever does the research for these videos, need to get fired. There was so much wrong with this video. I worked on this plane, and most of what they said, was wrong.
My son is co-pilot on a Kc-135. The plane is old. Lots of maintenance issues. Hydraulic failures, engine failures, pump failures. Now they can't use the auto pilot below 10k. The plane is way passed due for being replaced. Our elected leaders kicked the can down the road way too long on a replacement. Kc-46 isn't even ready yet. Overly complicated aircraft. I worry about his safety in the 135.
meh - the 135 is a fine bird.
as a form crew chief on the tanker, just like any aircraft in the inventory. there are going to be issue, but properly maintain. it's one of the best aircraft in the air. as flying crew chief I always had my jet FMC, Fully Mission Capable, with 94 percent on time take off. I am proud to be assigned to one to keep it ready and flying for any mission it was called upon. Yes its an old aircraft. but it's a very reliable aircraft, until they can come up with a good replacement, the KC 46, is not ready or it might not be. there have been too many issue with it and to fix them, they're going to cost more than the original budget it was given. so its a wait and see.
63 year old platform.
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Needs a navigator
They had a navigator until the avionics were upgraded.
@@stevel1458 Take a wild guess about what I used to do that I would say the tanker needs a Nav.
uh... so why video of KC-130s deploying drogues? Lame video.
nice vid but KC-10 "Big Sexy" stomps this jet
I don't think a plane that's being completely retired in two years has any chance of stomping this legendary jet ;)
So it’s a B707 that can refuel and transport wounded soldiers
Ok. The F-4 isn't a bomber. It's a fighter. You're also showing other tankers. The KC-135 doesn't have a built in droug. It only has a boom. And you attach a droug to the boom, when needed.
Multi point air refueling system (MPRS) pods were added in the early 2000s… those are the pods on the wings that extend a hose and are used for probe/drogue refueling… it had a soft basket instead of the iron madden (drogue that was attached to the boom). They had to beef up the wings to compensate for the added weight. From my understanding our receivers liked the MPRS better than the drogue. You could also, depending on the receiver wing size, refuel two aircraft at once. Problem was many times one of the pods were inop so it defeated the purpose of having them… other nice option was we could refuel both boom and probe/drogue aircraft on the same mission, if we had the old drogue it was either or.
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Next can you review RUSSIAN aircraft ? Just Asking :)
It’s basically a Boeing 707 with better engines.
OK, КС-135, I'm B-52 give me some gas, going to bomb bad guys.
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