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Description
| Notes: Formerly RC-135A modified to partial KC-135A configuration. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | C-135 | |
| Designation: | KC-135 | |
| Version: | D | |
| Nickname: | STRATOTANKER | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Tanker | |
Specifications
Propulsion
Performance
Recent comments by our visitors
| Roger Ragland Birmingham, AL | Jimmy Draughn sold~ gave me classified info on airforce Birds & a copy of the Bluebook back in 1964. I still have them !..Blackbird specs 2
05/09/2008 @ 13:35 [ref: 20840] |
| Roger Ragland Birmingham, AL | Jimmy Draughn sold~ gave me classified info on airforce Birds & a copy of the Bluebook back in 1964. I still have them !..Blackbird specs 2
05/09/2008 @ 13:35 [ref: 20839] |
| John Johnston Topeka, KS | I was a crew chief on 63-8060. She was a good jet. All four D models have been retired 04/05/2008 @ 06:06 [ref: 20341] |
| KSchmidt Kadena, IN | I too had the pleasure of crewing the D Model at Grissom AFB in the late 1980\'s and working with you CMeyer! Was it 8060 or 8061 that took a nose dive on alert? 02/22/2008 @ 04:12 [ref: 19741] |
| cmeyer , KY | I had the pleasure of working on all 4 of the D models while assigned to the 305 OMS at Grissom AFB. 8060 had the nose gear retracted while sitting on alert with 186,000 pounds of fuel. All of the D models had chronic boom problems. The larger right system pump helped with boom troubleshooting, and made flap extension a breeze. 03/17/2007 @ 20:31 [ref: 15930] |
| Jimmy Draughn Fort Walton Beach,, FL | Hello, to whomever might be reading this.
Just on a wild whim I decieded to look up the tail number of the first aircraft that I was crew chief on...63-8060 and here I find it along with all three sister ships. I was in the 1370 Photo Mapping Wing / 1370 OMS at the time the aircraft were delivered from Boeing. I went through the initial test program with them as RC-135A's as a crew chief and later flew as a Flight Mechanic when MAC pulled the Flight Engineer off of them. I have a lot of fond memories of the 'ol girl'. She never let me down no matter where I was in the world, from Europe to the far east. I am sure 'she' is still the same. Take care all, Jim Draughn CMSGT USAF(Retired) 02/03/2007 @ 15:58 [ref: 15398] |
| Jimmy Draughn Fort Walton Beach,, FL | Hello, to whomever might be reading this.
Just on a wild whim I decieded to look up the tail number of the first aircraft that I was crew chief on...63-8060 and here I find it along with all three sister ships. I was in the 1370 Photo Mapping Wing / 1370 OMS at the time the aircraft were delivered from Boeing. I went through the initial test program with them as RC-135A's as a crew chief and later flew as a Flight Mechanic when MAC pulled the Flight Engineer off of them. I have a lot of fond memories of the 'ol girl'. She never let me down no matter where I was in the world, from Europe to the far east. I am sure 'she' is still the same. Take care all, Jim Draughn CMSGT USAF(Retired) 02/03/2007 @ 15:57 [ref: 15397] |
| kev shanahan san antonio, TX | The RH HYD system AUX pump is larger than standard, Acft has two ACM's, MLG Side struts have spring asst. The Flt deck has a nice config w/ the RGA rack AFT of the Navs table, and a slide-out full IP seat. 09/20/2005 @ 14:18 [ref: 11290] |
| kev shanahan san antonio, TX | The RH HYD system AUX pump is larger than standard, Acft has two ACM's, MLG Side struts have spring asst. The Flt deck has a nice config w/ the RGA rack AFT of the Navs table, and a slide-out full IP seat. 09/20/2005 @ 14:17 [ref: 11289] |
| Alex Wiley , KS | KC-135D tanker aircraft are the only 4 in the air force inventory. The aircraft 63-8058, 63-8059, 63-8060 and 63-8061 are assigned to the 190th ARW at Forbes Field (ANG), Topeka, Kansas. 09/15/2002 @ 13:33 [ref: 5696] |
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