Addressing the flaws of the Fairchild C-82 Packet, the C-119 featured a robust airframe and more powerful engines.

The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the ...

The de Havilland DH100 Vampire, a British fighter jet developed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company, was the second ...

Services: USAF Propulsion: CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines Speed: 530 mph Range: 1,500 miles Crew: Three (pilot, co-pilot and boom ... The Air Force inventory of 732 aircraft ...

As if a hypersonic executive aircraft ... “Low-boom” means that travelers “fly at supersonic speeds without generating disruptive booms for those on the ground,” Air Force Materiel Command ...

The U.S. Air Force has suspended all deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers after cracks were discovered on two of four new aircraft. The USAF is assessing its entire fleet to ...

It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s ... receiver capable aircraft on any mission. This aircraft is equipped with a modernized KC-10 refueling boom integrated with ...

KC-46A Pegasus is a tanker aircraft set to replace the ageing KC-135. Before the deliveries even started, problems had started plaguing the 'Pegasus Program'.

Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force uses a flying boom system, where a long, thin tube extends from the tanker into a receptacle on ...

An aircraft dedicated to the office ... supply issues was simply unacceptable. As a result, Air Force One can refuel in mid-air via a boom system. With this technology, Air Force One can stay ...