KC-46 Tanker Completes Receiver Certification Testing with F-35
Dan Arkin
| 13/05/2019
Photo: Boeing
Boeing KC-46 mid-air refueling tanker has completed receiver certification testing with Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
During the certification flight tests, KC-46 and F-35 aircraft flew at different airspeeds, altitudes and configurations to ensure compatibility and performance throughout the refueling envelope of each receiver.
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft based on Boeing’s 767 jet airliner. The KC-46A can refuel all allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial refueling procedures and can carry passengers, cargo and patients.
The company was recently awarded a $5.7 billion contract for a new fleet of the aircraft with combat capabilities, to replace the ageing fleet of Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.
The KC-46 is one of the contenders to replace the aging Boeing 707 Re’em as the new refueling tanker of the Israeli Air Force.
[Source: Defense World]
Photo: Boeing
Boeing KC-46 mid-air refueling tanker has completed receiver certification testing with Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
During the certification flight tests, KC-46 and F-35 aircraft flew at different airspeeds, altitudes and configurations to ensure compatibility and performance throughout the refueling envelope of each receiver.
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft based on Boeing’s 767 jet airliner. The KC-46A can refuel all allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial refueling procedures and can carry passengers, cargo and patients.
The company was recently awarded a $5.7 billion contract for a new fleet of the aircraft with combat capabilities, to replace the ageing fleet of Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.
The KC-46 is one of the contenders to replace the aging Boeing 707 Re’em as the new refueling tanker of the Israeli Air Force.
[Source: Defense World]
