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2023-02-17 Science & Technology

USAF grounds KC-135 Stratotanker fleet over concerns their tails may fall off mid-flight

[FoxNews] Efforts to replace the Air Force’s KC-135 fleet have been underway for at least two decades.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 Preparing to use 'the fleet'?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-17 00:06|| 2023-02-17 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 @#1: Nasty. Just plain nasty... ;->

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2023-02-17 00:25|| 2023-02-17 00:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Add also troop, ammo, and oil shortages, the relief of ~~Mafeking~~ Taipei could be imperiled.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-02-17 02:09|| 2023-02-17 02:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks, Johnny McShame for dragging out the last tanker replacement competition for 15 years.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-17 05:35|| 2023-02-17 05:35|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2023-02-17 06:05|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2023-02-17 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ Just another day at the office, though some offices are trickier than others.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-17 12:05|| 2023-02-17 12:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Better than the front falling off.

Posted by KBK 2023-02-17 22:27|| 2023-02-17 22:27|| Front Page Top

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