US Air Force Suspends KC-46 Tanker Deliveries After Cracks Appear
A fleet of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers has been grounded pending an investigation after cracks were found on two of them, The War Zone (TWZ) reported on Friday. TWZ said 89 KC-46A Pegasus ...
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U.S. Air Force Halts Deliveries of KC-46 Tankers Following Discovery of Cracks
Boeing discovered cracks in the aileron hinges of two KC-46s which were being readied for delivery, prompting the U.S. Air ...
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US Air Force grounds its KC-46 fleet after cracks found. How problems have marred ‘Pegasus Program’
KC-46A Pegasus is a tanker aircraft set to replace the ageing KC-135. Before the deliveries even started, problems had ...
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The Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus Has A Big Problem
The KC-46A can carry more than 210,000 lbs of fuel ... They learned of this because the Boeing 767, the commercial aircraft that the KC-46 is based on, has developed similar issues during its ...
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KC-46A Tanker
The KC-46A will be able to refuel any fixed-wing receiver capable aircraft on any mission. This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with proven fly-by-wire ...
New Mechanical Problems Plague Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) KC-46A
There are those who might have thought aerospace stock Boeing (BA) was back on track after months of disasters and setbacks.
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World Engineering Day - Tulsa District USACE supports the warfighter in Oklahoma
It's #WorldEngineeringDayFrom strengthening our nation's airpower to improving quality of life for our troops, our engineers ...
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AF KC-46A Pegasus Basing Update
The U.S. Air Force has announced fives bases as candidates for the next round of active duty-led KC-46A Pegasus basing. The bases include Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; Fairchild AFB, Washington ...
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The Air Force's brand-new tanker is being tested with the service's biggest plane
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The US Air Force's newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Starting on ...
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Air National Guard prepares to deploy in KC-46 refueling aircraft's historic operation
Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is ...
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U.S. Air Force Halts Deliveries of KC-46 Tankers Following Discovery of Cracks
Dec. 12, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven) While a Boeing 767 derivative too, the KC-46A Pegasus the U.S. Air Force selected to replace the older KC-135 features a stretched ...
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US Air Force Suspends KC-46 Tanker Deliveries After Cracks Appear
TWZ said 89 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling planes would ... military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In 2011, the U.S. Air Force chose it to replace older ...