Air Force Stumped By Sudden Pitch Down Events Reported On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers
Reports that autopilots were causing sudden nosedives led to flight restrictions on all upgraded Block 45 KC-135s.
Reports that autopilots were causing sudden nosedives led to flight restrictions on all upgraded Block 45 KC-135s.
Boom operators on the Pegasus are apparently using workarounds like tracking shadows on receiver aircraft.
Not all airlift sorties involve landing on short fields or hauling tanks. Commercial types offer better reliability and efficiency for many missions.
As the push for a Space Force gains momentum, the service seems intent on showing it’s serious about space. Maybe too serious.
The service’s latest Joint Forcible Entry Exercise looked like a particularly impressive spectacle, because it was.