Boeing, US Air Force Make History with First KC-46A Tanker Refueling Flight
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Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight today in the skies above Washington state. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle, the KC-46A test team worked through a series of test points before smoothly offloading 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 fighter aircraft flying at 20,000 feet. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-us-air-force-make-history-with-first-kc-46a-tanker-refueling-flight-66546/
Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight today in the skies above Washington state. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle, the KC-46A test team worked through a series of test points before smoothly offloading 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 fighter aircraft flying at 20,000 feet. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-us-air-force-make-history-with-first-kc-46a-tanker-refueling-flight-66546/