Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Also known as Boeing KC-135
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave the aircraft the internal designation of Model 717, with the number later assigned to a different Boeing aircraft.
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Key facts
- Type
- Aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft
- National origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Status
- In service
- Primary users
- United States Air Force Turkish Air Force , Republic of Singapore Air Force (historical)
- Manufactured
- 1955–1965
- Introduction date
- June 1957
- First flight
- 31 August 1956
- Developed from
- Boeing 367-80
- Variants
- Boeing C-135 Stratolifter , Boeing NC-135
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The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave the aircraft the internal designation of Model 717, with the number later assigned to a different Boeing aircraft.
The KC-135 was the United States Air Force's (USAF) first jet-powered refueling tanker; it replaced the KC-97 Stratofreighter. The KC-135 was initially tasked with refueling strategic bombers and was used extensively in the Vietnam War and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm and the Iran war to extend the range and endurance of US tactical fighters and bombers.