| Submit your comments on this article |
| Science & Technology |
| USAF grounds KC-135 Stratotanker fleet over concerns their tails may fall off mid-flight |
| 2023-02-17 |
| [FoxNews] Efforts to replace the Air Force’s KC-135 fleet have been underway for at least two decades. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 Better than the front falling off. |
| Posted by: KBK 2023-02-17 22:27 |
| #7 ^ Just another day at the office, though some offices are trickier than others. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-17 12:05 |
| #6 On a Space-A flight years ago, while still on Active Duty, got a chance to literally sit off to the left behinds a Boom Operator as they did a BUFF refueling in flight. Far more complex than I imagined, and really, really impressed on me the skills/stones of both the boom operator and the BUFF pilot! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-02-17 11:56 |
| #5 Was the backup IT Eng. for the KC-130 sim at Seymore Johnson AFB. The Boom operator position was a position I could never understand why anyone would sign up to do. Imagine sitting on tons of JP fuel waiting for a spark or a static discharge to happen. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-02-17 06:05 |
| #4 Thanks, Johnny McShame for dragging out the last tanker replacement competition for 15 years. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-17 05:35 |
| #3 Add also troop, ammo, and oil shortages, the relief of |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-17 02:09 |
| #2 @#1: Nasty. Just plain nasty... ;-> |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2023-02-17 00:25 |
| #1 Preparing to use 'the fleet'? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-17 00:06 |