KC-767 Japan
Первый из заправщиков KC-767 для Японии поднялся в воздух 21 декабря 2006 года. Заправочная штанга была впервые использована 17 февраля 2007 года. Японские E-767 и KC-767 обладают высокой степенью унификации конструкции планера.
Boeing test pilots undertook a 3hr 30min maiden flight of the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force's (JASDF's) first KC-767 (767-2FKER) tanker, N763TT (c/n 33844), at McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas, on December 21, 2006. The green airframe had original flown for the first time on May 15, 2005, at Everett, Washington, departing from there on May 31, 2005, for Wichita to undergo tanker conversion. Delivery to the JASDF is scheduled for February.
Now painted in Japanese Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) colours after flying unpainted for some time, Boeing KC-767J N763TT/'601' (c/n 34844) deploys its refuelling boom for the first time during a test flight over western Kansas on February 17, 2007. Delivery of the first aircraft to the JASDF was scheduled to take place in March.
Boeing KC-767JS 7-3601/N763TT and 7-3602/N768TT, the first two for the JASDF, formate over Kansas on February 1, 2008 during pre-delivery test flying. The first of these arrived on February 20 at Gifu, Japan, where it was officially handed-over, following a direct flight from McConnell AFB, Kansas. The second was delivered to Gifu on March 3.
F/A-18 Hornets from No.3 Squadron RAAF join in formation with Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15s and a Boeing KC-767J tanker during Exercise Red Flag Alaska 11-2.
The first Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-46A Pegasus, 14-3611, wearing taped-on temporary test registration N6018N on the tail, takes off from Everett, Washington, for its maiden flight on February 8, 2021. It is one of four KC-46As on order
The first Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-46A Pegasus during a pre-delivery test flight
Italy
24 февраля 2005г.: после установки на предприятии "Boeing" в Уичите оборудования для дозаправки в полете состоялась выкатка первого самолета-заправщика/транспортного KC-767A для итальянских ВВС. Он был создан на базе лайнера 767-200ER, а первый KC-767A итальянского заказа поднялся в воздух 21 мая. До него, 25 февраля, в небо поднялся второй самолет в заказе, но он не имел оборудования для передачи топлива в полете.
"Boeing" впервые испытала на KC-767 высокотехнологичную заправочную штангу в сентябре 2006 года. Ее отличает электродистанционная система управления и процесс заправки осуществляется из кабины самолета с помощью системы Remote Aerial Refuelling Operator.
Boeing is expected to offer the KC-767A for the USAF KC-X requirement and is moving ahead with development. Seen here is the first Italian Air Force KC-767A undertaking its first dry contact with the type's new advanced refuelling boom on January 23, 2007, using B-52H 60-0050 from the Air Force Flight Test Centre's 412th Test Wing/419th Flight Test Squadron from Edwards Air Force Base, California, as a receiver.
До поставки первых заправщиков KC-767 в 2008 году фирме "Boeing" пришлось решить ряд сложных технических проблем. Первый итальянский самолет состыковался с B-52 в марте 2007 года.
This year Boeing has been undertaking a range of trials for its KC-767 programme. Pictured is one of these new tankers, destined for the Italian Air Force, testing the air refuelling boom with a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress. A pilot of the latter aircraft reported that the air stability behind the KC-767 tanker was better than that experienced behind a KC-135.
Italy already operates the tanker version of the Boeing 767 - here under test with an F-15. The re-staged KC-X requirement will see the type pitched again as a KC-135 replacement, although this time the 777 may also he offered by Boeing
Italy and Japan have selected the 767 to fulfil the tanker role. Pictured is one of the four 767s Italy ordered to replace its Boeing 707s.
This AMI KC-767A belonging to 14° Stormo from Pratica di Mare acted as a high-value air asset, enabling more complexity in the planning of missions within the COMAO.
A KC-767A over snowed mountains in central Italy.
Italian Air Force KC-767A MM.62229/14-04 seen at Pratica di Mare AB was the first of its type to be accepted on behalf of the Italian Air Force on December 29, 2010.
KC-767A tankers form the core of the AMI's air-refuelling and strategic transport capabilities.
Air-to-air refuelling of a Tornado ECR from 50° Stormo during qualification trials with the AMI Test Wing.
Two RAF F-35B Lightnings fly off the wing of an Italian Air Force KC-767A tanker during multinational exercise Cobra Warrior 22, hosted in the UK, with both fourth and fifth-generation aircraft taking part
A KC-767A refuelling two 4° Stormo TF-2000S from the Smiths Aerospace wing pods.
An Italian KC-767A in formation with three Ala 11 Typhoons over the United States on the way to Nellis.
KC-767A MM.62228/14-03 transfers fuel to F-35A Lightning II MM.7332/32-01 during one of seven air refuelling brackets undertaken during 11 hours of flying between Cameri Air Base, Italy and Naval Air Station Patuxent River on February 5, 2016.
F-35A Lightning II MM.7332/32-01 in the pre-contact position behind KC-767A MM.62228/14-03 during the second leg of its historic trans-Atlantic flight to Naval Air Station Patuxent River on February 5, 2016.
Aeronautica Militare KC-767A MM62228/14-03 lands at Eindhoven at the end of an afternoon mission in support of Frisian Flag.
The Aeronautica Militare supported the Ejercito del Aire's Red Flag operation with two KC-767A tankers for the deployment and redeployment phases. Retirement of 47 Grupo's Boeing 707TT has seriously hampered the Ejercito del Aire’s strategic projection capability, so it’s common to enter into agreements with other countries for tanker support.
The rigid boom below the aft fuselage and the cameras used for air-to-air refuelling positioned between the main landing gears;
Close-up of the Smiths Aerospace IFR pod.
The German A310 MRTT at Eindhoven’s Apron West, with the French C-135FR and Italian KC-767A parked behind.
Colombia
The Colombian Air Force’s KC-767 Jupiter departing Recife, Brazil.
Two APR-3 refuelling pods are evident on the Colombian Air Force KC-767. The type carries 35,000 litres of fuel.
The Colombian Air Force's KC-767 Jupiter with a gaggle of IAI Kfirs.
Another type making its public debut at F-AIR 2011 was the Fuerza Aerea Colombiana's (Colombian Air Force) Boeing 767-200 Multi-Mission Tanker Transport, FAC 1202 Jupiter (c/n 24157, ex N983JM). The aircraft was converted to the role by Israel Aerospace Industries and delivered in late 2010. It serves with Escuadron de Transporte 811, Grupo de Transporte Aereo 81, (Transport Squadron 811, Air Transport Group 81) based at El Dorado, Bogota. The aircraft is seen in company with IAI Kfirs at the show.
Fuerza Aerea Colombiana Boeing 767 tanker, serial number 1202, during engine start prior to a Red Flag 19-2 aerial refuelling mission with US Navy EA-18G Growlers.
The Colombian Air Force KC-767 is assigned to Escuadron de Transporte 811 at Daza AB in the capital Bogota.
KC-46 USA
KC-46A Pegasus N462KC arrives at Travis Air Force Base, California on March 7, 2017. Travis has been selected as one of the preferred locations for the next two active-duty-led bases to operate the KC-46A.
A miserably bland looking KC-46A Pegasus at Edwards Air Force Base, California on May 23, 2018, arriving at the Air Force Test Center for another phase of flight testing.
The 418th Flight Test Squadron from Edwards AFB has spearheaded the air force's development test work for the Pegasus.
US Air Force KC-46A Pegasus 16-46020 lands at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, on February 5, 2021. This was the 12th and final Pegasus for the 157th Air Refueling Wing, making the unit the first to receive its full complement of the new tanker
The USAF seeks to procure between 140 and 160 commercial derivative tanker aircraft (to supplement its Boeing KC-46A Pegasus fleet)
A KC-46 Pegasus on the flight line at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma on March 11, 2019. Altus is home to the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Air Education and Training Command’s KC-46 schoolhouse.
The fifth KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft to be delivered to the USAF, 17-46027 (c/n 34126), which made its first flight on November 4, 2018, was delivered to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma on February 8, 2019. It will serve with the second USAF unit to operate the type, the 97th Air Mobility Wing's 56th Aerial Refueling Squadron, the Formal Training Unit for the type. The 56th ARS was activated in August 2016 in preparation for the new tanker’s arrival. Three additional KC-46As will be delivered to Altus in the coming weeks.
Airmen assigned to the 60th Aerial Port Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, load cargo onto a KC-46A Pegasus.
A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 344th Air Refueling Squadron on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
The KC-46A, known as Pegasus in US service, is a mainstay for the US Air Force’s aerial refuelling capability
A KC-46A Pegasus and a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
KC-46A aircraft assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing perform an elephant walk formation on the runway at Pease Air National Guard Base in September 2021 for the first time since receiving the new airframes
KC-46A Pegasus tanker EMD 2 (serial number 11-46002, N462KC) takes off on its first flight, from Paine Field, Everett, Washington to Boeing Field, Seattle on September 25, 2015.
Первый взлёт первого прототипа «EMD 1» танкера-заправщика Боинг KC-46. Сиэтл, 28 декабря 2014 г.
Танкеры KC-46A начали поступать в ВВС США в конце 2018г.
The KC-46A Pegasus continues to be affected by deficiencies and delay to its much-needed service entry.
A KC-46A Pegasus takes off for the first crew familiarization flight from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas on February 26, 2019.
A KC-46A Pegasus from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing.
In it to win it - Boeing is still bidding for the US Air Force KC-X programme offering its KC-767 NewGen tanker.
KC-46A Pegasus N842BA (c/n 41852) is one of the six aircraft involved in the flight-test programme.
US Air Force Boeing 767-2C N461FT (c/n 41273) during its maiden flight on December 28, 2014.
A C-17A Globemaster III aircrew assigned to the 3rd Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, conducts aerial refuelling training with a KC-46A Pegasus on March 22, 2019.
The Congress has passed a waiver to the continuing resolution so procurement of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker can continue.
A KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft connects with an F-15E Strike Eagle test aircraft from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida in October 2018. The 418th Flight Test Squadron is conducting refuelling tests with the fighter at Edwards AFB in California
A KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-15E Strike Eagle during an aerial refuelling mission flown from Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Testing the wing aerial refuelling pods (WARPs) with an F/A-18 Hornet. The pods should receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification this year.
A KC-46A refuels a B-2A Spirit for the first time during developmental flight testing from Edwards AFB, California, on April 23, 2019.
A KC-46A Pegasus refuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a test flight on July 15, 2016, one of a series of test refuellings to test the hydraulic pressure relief valves installed on the KC-46A to correct higher than expected axial loads in the boom.
The first local aerial refuelling sortie between a KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base.
A KC-135R assigned to the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing, conducts aerial refuelling operations with a KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The KC-46 is the Air Forces newest aircraft in its fleet and can carry a combination of more than 210,000 pounds of fuel, 65,000 pounds of cargo and 58 passengers.
A KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker.
The first KC-46A Pegasus tanker lands at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas on January 25, 2019.
A Boeing 767-2C test aircraft, N464FT (c/n 41274), the fourth engineering and manufacturing development (EMD-4) airframe for the KC-46A tanker programme flew from Seattle to Yokota Air Base outside Tokyo, Japan via Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii on October 23, 2018. It departed for home two days later. This was the first landing of the type outside the United States; the flight was designed to test the aircraft’s integrated mission system suite as well as its ability to conduct worldwide navigation, communication and operations. Japan is the first export customer of the type having ordered one jet FOR $279 million in February. According to Boeing insiders, the first KC-46A was expected to be delivered to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas on October 16.
A KC-46 undergoes electromagnetic environment testing in the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards AFB.
Boeing's first KC-767A, based on 767-2EZC airframe c/n 33840 (line number 923), was manufactured a couple of years ago, since when it has been stored, incomplete, on the flight line at Paine Field, Everett, Washington. It has recently been moved to the base of the control tower, where it is seen here on July 27, 2007.
The first engineering, manufacturing and development KC-46A tanker (c/n EMD-1) in final body join at Boeing’s Everett plant near Seattle.
The first KC-46 boom under construction at the tanker boom assembly center at Boeing Field, Seattle.
On June 26, 2013 Boeing workers loaded the first wing spar for a KC-46 into the jig at Everett.
KC-767 Italy
10 марта 2021г. в акватории Черного моря, в том числе у берегов Украины, состоялись военные учения NATO, среди участников которых были самолеты нескольких стран. Так, с палубы находившегося в Средиземном море французского авианосца «Шарль де Голль» поднялась пара истребителей Rafale и направилась на Восток. На маршруте они дозаправились от итальянского воздушного танкера KC-767. Затем вышли в район Одессы, где имитировали атаку на тральщики из состава 2-й противоминной группы NATO SNMCMG2. Им противостояли прикрывавшие эти корабли румынские F-16. Мониторинг воздушной обстановки в районе проведения учений осуществлял самолет дальнего радиолокационного обнаружения Boeing E-3 Sentry европейского командования NATO, вылетевший с турецкой авиабазы Конья.
Имитация дозаправки в воздухе от самолета-танкера KC-767
От KC-767 дозаправляется F-15E американских ВВС.
KC-46 USA
24 января 2016г. новый самолет-заправщик KC-46A Pegasus, разрабатываемый концерном Boeing для Воздушных Сил США, впервые произвел дозаправку в воздухе другого самолета - истребителя F-16C.
The KC-767's cockpit has a state-of-the-art avionics suite, dominated by six colour MFDs;
Two rearward facing Remote Air Fueling Operator stations are located behind the KC-767’s cockpit.
A boom operator works with the remote vision system (RVS), which has been one of the major sources of problems for the USAF.
A cargo pallet is positioned with open doors as aeromedical evacuation crews prepare to load the container with litter equipment at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The medical cargo pallet contains the necessary stands and support equipment to build litters.
Temporary litters can be added and removed expeditiously to meet the immediate needs of patients.
A complete litter configuration built inside a KC-46A Pegasus Fuselage Trainer at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Configured for the aeromedical evacuation role, a KC-46A can carry 54 patients, 24 litter and 30 ambulatory.
Artist's impression of Boeing KC-767 Tanker/Transport refuelling an F-15 Eagle (1998)
As the aerospace industry becomes increasingly global in nature, rather than the ‘national’ business of a few decades ago, companies are finding themselves in some strange partnerships. A classic example of this is in the competition for the RAF’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft. In this, BAE Systems is joined with Boeing to offer converted 767s rather than the Airbus A330, for which it builds the wings, and which is at the centre of the EADS bid! This artist’s impression shows a Boeing 767 tanker/transport refuelling a pair of F-15 Eagles.
A computer-generated image of a Boeing KC-46A NextGen tanker refuelling a B-2 Spirit bomber.
Boeing's KC-46A NewGen tanker features an improved version of the KC-10's refuelling boom, advanced blended winglets and a hose and drogue multi point refuelling system.
Rear-right and front-right views of a KC-46 with the aerial refuelling boom extended.
Side & plan view of the KC-46
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