Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Jul 22, 2018 18:42:49 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice one. I got a ride on one of these once at Grissom AFB in Indiana.
Thank you very much, John; I'll bet it was an interesting ride.
Jul 22, 2018 18:43:23 #
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Excellent capture Rob.
Thank you very much, Jack; I appreciate it.
Jul 22, 2018 18:44:18 #
fourg1b2006 wrote:
Very nice inflight capture.
Thank you very much, Marty; I appreciate the comment.
Jul 22, 2018 18:45:19 #
davidrb wrote:
Thanx for the shot Rob. It is still unusual (for ... (show quote)
You are quite welcome, David, and I appreciate the info.
Jul 22, 2018 18:46:51 #
newtoyou wrote:
My AF training was auto pilot The KC135and B52 we're a 'system'. Special in air refueling electronics. Then ended up in MAC. Saw the B-52's on Guam. AWESOME plane, as is C-135(Boeing 707). Bill
Thank you very much for that info, newtoyou; I appreciate it.
Jul 22, 2018 18:47:43 #
ebbote wrote:
Great capture Rob.
Thank you very much, Earnest; I appreciate the comment.
Jul 22, 2018 18:48:43 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Beautiful against the grey sky, Rob!
Thank you very much, Donna; I appreciate your kind comment.
Jul 22, 2018 18:50:13 #
Bigmike1 wrote:
I flew on a KC-135 From Salt Lake City to New York... (show quote)
Thank you very much, Big Mike; I appreciate information like this.
Jul 22, 2018 19:03:51 #
Rob48 wrote:
This plane is from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron out of Altus AFB, Oklahoma.
FYI Trained for these and B-52's. They had hi tech autopilot (my field) that worked in conjunction with the B52. Without them a 52 is useless. It cannot leave the ground with a full fuel load and a full arms load. When I was in,65-69, a squadron of 52' s had been on Guam. They would leave and rendezvous in a remote area of the ocean, refuel((two to three squadrons of 30 + -) and do their bomb run, return to home,every three days or so. 96 500 # bombs on board each time. Bill. Oh, and loud,a 52 uses water injection. Till you hear eight J-57 engines on water, you have no idea of loud(beats the Who in concert). Bill
Jul 22, 2018 19:19:08 #
Jul 22, 2018 19:44:09 #
Rob48 wrote:
Something tells me you've'been there, done that. Glad to meet you.
Jul 22, 2018 19:48:48 #
How awesome are these things? I do not think it can be explained in mixed company civilian language. Bill
Jul 22, 2018 19:58:13 #
newtoyou wrote:
How awesome are these things? I do not think it can be explained in mixed company civilian language. Bill
I have a particular love for aircraft; one plane I admire is/was the the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom. I think it was a beautiful plane, almost insect-like in its design, and that plane could move. I was glad when the air force saw the logic of fitting it with the Vulcan cannon.
Jul 22, 2018 20:49:40 #
Rob48 wrote:
I have a particular love for aircraft; one plane I admire is/was the the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom. I think it was a beautiful plane, almost insect-like in its design, and that plane could move. I was glad when the air force saw the logic of fitting it with the Vulcan cannon.
Speaking of vulcans, ever see a British Vulcan B Mac 2, a U 2 , and an x something. A rocket you steer?? I saw those at Hickam. F-4 pilots always landed hard after a stretch on a carrier. Over stressed a sensor in landing gear. HAD to be redlined. Oh, dam, guess I'm stuck here in Hawaii after??? Weeks at sea. When a squadron of the same plane has one half with the same problem, it put a run on parts, oh dam, I might be here a while longer. Well, do your best, airman, and back downtown to ' shop'. What a wonderful life. The cannon made them very lethal. A bullet about every nine square inches. Bill
Jul 22, 2018 22:06:15 #
newtoyou wrote:
Speaking of vulcans, ever see a British Vulcan B M... (show quote)
Talk about lethal, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt is one lethal aircraft----a plane built around a gun.
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