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The KC-135 Stratotanker helps provide the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years. This unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary missions of global reach and global power. Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights up to 322,500 pounds. Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method. A special shuttlecock-shaped drogue, attached to and trailing behind the flying boom, may be used to refuel aircraft fitted with probes. Some aircraft have been configured with the Multipoint Refueling System.
| Date Taken: | 05.19.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 05.19.2011 12:59 |
| Photo ID: | 404206 |
| VIRIN: | 110429-F-OK556-002 |
| Resolution: | 2446x1730 |
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| Location: | SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, US |
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Deployed air refuelers surpass 350 million-plus pounds of fuel delivered for 2011
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