A Boeing test team from the US Air Force recently supplied a KC-46A for the first time Thoughts with another KC-46A.
During the four-hour flight, the two planes managed to refuel successfully and reached the maximum fuel offload rates of 1.200 gallons per minute. The first and the second Thoughts of the program have transferred 38.100 pounds of fuel altogether during the flight. Both planes left and landed at Boeing Field, south of Seattle.
The flight opens the way to the next stages of certification tests and compliance with specifications.
The KC-46 will supply aircraft from the United States, allies and the military coalition using both of its systems - the tree andhose-and-drogue. tree allows the tanker to transfer up to 1.200 gallons of fuel per minute, while the systems hose-and-drogue of the aircraft, positioned on both the wing and the centerline of the aircraft, allow the KC-46 to supply small aircraft with up to 400 gallons of fuel per minute.
To date, the program's test aircraft have completed 2.000 flight hours and over 1.300 contacts during refueling flights with the F-16, F / A-18, AV-8B, C-17, A-10 and KC- aircraft. 10.
