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MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD
FLIGHT International, 6 March 1976
Manufacturer/
Type
Role Powerplant
Power/thrust
Crew Span
Length
Height
Wing area
(gross)
Empty weight
Max T/O weight...
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 ...ith
30 years' experience in
airborne ASW. He joined
Lockheed in 1984.
KC-135
downed by
B-52 wake
FAIRCHILD AFB
A United States Air Force
inquiry has cited wake
turbulence as the cause of a
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
crash on March 13.
The KC-135 was part of a
new demonstration team
known as the Thunderhawks,
which intended to display a
KC-135 and B-52 Strato-
fortress in formation...
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 ...ed KC-130 Hercules if the
AEW C-130 is selected, a
Boeing KC-3J based on the E-3
airframe, and possibly a modi
fied DC-10 or tanker MD-11.
CASUALTIES
• United States
A United States Air Force
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
of the 96th Bomb Wing
crashed just after take-off
from Dyess AFB, Texas, on
January 31. All 19 on board
were killed.
D United States
A United States Army Bell
AH-1 C...
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 ...illion in 1983 to end the
programme.
Boeing E-3A Sentry—two in 1983
and one in 1984; $256 million and
$282 million.
Lockheed TR-1—four in 1983 and
five in 1984; $178 million and $323
million.
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker—$610
million to continue re-engining with
fuel-efficient Snecma/General Electric
CFM56 turbofans.
Boeing AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise
Missile—440 each in 1983 and 1984; ...
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 ...
Atar 9K50 engines for evaluation
as an alternative to the Kfir's
General Electric J79. •
Press reports put Kfir on Ethiopia's shopping list
CASUALTIES
UNITED STATES
A United States Air Force
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker of
the New Hampshire Air Na
tional Guard caught fire on the
ground at Pease AFB on 12
January. The fire started as
maintenance work was being
carried out on the fuel s...
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 ...being
mounted under the fuselage and outer wings. Power is provided by fourR-4360 piston engines and two podded J47 jets.
Lockheed CL-329 Jetstar.
Above, Fairchild C-123B Provider; Below, Bell HTL-7.
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Essentially similar to the Model 707-120airliner, except for having a slimmer fuselage with big freight doors
and a Boeing refuelling boom at the rear, the KC-135 is to be t...
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increase utilisation." He says military pilots are
expected to deploy overseas at "the drop of a
hat": he is concerned that civilian pilots will not
be in a position to match that readiness.
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is the
mainstay of the USAF's tanker corps and Col
Glenn Spears, commander of the 100th Air
Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, predicts
that the KC-135 airframe will be s...
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 ...ind. The forthcoming Boeing B-52H, powered by Pratt andWhitney TF33 turbofans, will carry small containers for spin-stabilized
rockets which will fire "chaff" or other counter-measures ahead of it.
A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker went out of control on the runwayat Walker AFB, NM, on February 3, glanced off 14 cars and was on fire
when it hit a wooden hangar. The damage caused was estimated at$5m, th...
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 ...Aircraft
TH-57 SeaRanger
OH-58 Kiowa
TH-67 Creek
V-22 Osprey
707
737 Wedgetail
A-4 Skyhawk
B-l Lancer
B-52 Stratofortress
KC-10 Extender
KC-135 Stratotanker
C-17 Globemaster III
E-3 Sentr...
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 ...For trainers like the Hawk, simulator time will boost the flying benefit Simulators are not just for pilots: other crewmembers can use them too
Aircraft
B-l Lancer
B-52 Stratofortress
KC-10 Extend...
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 ...be replaced by theC-130J .The first WC-UOJ was delivered
to the Reserve in 1999. Older C-l 30s will be upgraded under
theC-BOXAMP.
The bomber fleet will receive a series of almost continual
improv...
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 ...MILITARY AIRCRAFT CENSUS
Antonov An-70
Non-NATO Europe
An-70
An-70
Non-NATO Europe
Antonov An-70
Antononv An-72/74 Coaler
Ukraine
Russia
total
total
Latin America & the Caribbean
An-74 Co...
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 ...> "
later this year. Industry sources say that it
would be difficult for the MoD to fund a
tanker acquisition if PFI is ruled out.
The RAF needs new tankers, having
retired its older BAC VC10 K2s...
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 ...Census: military aircraft
North Africa & the Middle East
E-3A Sentry Saudi Arabia AF
North Africa & the Middle East total
E-3 total
KC-135 Stratotanker
Australasia, North & East Asia
KC-135R Si...
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MHMHi
TH-57 SeaRanger
OH-58 Kiowa
TH-67 Creek
V-22 Osprey
EjUJESMMH 707
737 AEW&C
A-4 Skyhawk
B-1 Lancer
B-52 Stratofortress
KC-10 Extender
C-17 Globemaster III
KC-135 Stratotank...
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 ...MILITARY SIMULATORS
Aircraft
B-1 Lancer
B-52 Stratofortress
KC-10 Extender
KC-135 Stratotanker
C-17 Globemaster III
E-3 Sentry
E-6 Mercury
F-4 Phantom II
F-15 Eagle
F-18 Hornet
CH-46 Sea K...
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 ...These include air and space superiority, global attack, rapid
global mobility, precision engagement, information superi
ority and agile combat support.
At the heart of the strategy is long-range st...
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 ...FLIGHT International, I March 1980 651
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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BEECHCRAFT
C-12 The C-12 is a modification of the
T-tail, pressurised Super King Air 200.
The US Army and Air Forc...
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 ...Directory: world air forces
C-130/NC-130
C-135 Stratotanker
C-137/EC-137
C-141 Starlifter
NT-39 Sabreliner
VC-25A
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4/2
3/1
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2/1
2
HH-60/MH-60 Pave Hawk 64/9
MH-53 Stallion
CV-22...
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 ...Directory: world air forces
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The F-14's days are numbered in USN service, with the retirement date likely to be brought forward
The USAF aims to create 10 equal-strength AEFs,...
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