The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type’s first flight, ...
There are not many aircraft designed in the 1950s that are still in operation today. One such aircraft is the KC-135 Stratotanker, the US Air Force’s premier refueling tanker. First flew on August 31, ...