Featured in boomBYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022SharePlan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report SaysThere are fears that Air Force’s new push to resolve critical problems with its KC-46As could actually cause new delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022ShareBYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareA Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled TankerThe revelation is the latest in a line of trash-related problems for Boeing aircraft — and not even the first debris issue for the KC-46. BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport ResearchThe C-32A still has nearly two decades of life left in it, but what comes after may not be a traditional converted airliner. BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareHere’s Who’s Bought Those Retired Singapore Air Force KC-135R TankersThere are now two companies flying boom-equipped tankers, which are rare assets in the private sector that look set to be increasingly in demand. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareRetired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling MarketSurplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareTanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B BombersThe B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareWatch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019ShareAir Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully OperationalProblems with the boom operator’s vision system and the boom itself persist and a recently disclosed issue prevents the aircraft from carrying cargo. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareLockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And MoreThe team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker’s services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareUSAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of FixesBoeing will begin delivering the aircraft soon, but persistent issues with the refueling system will limit their operational utility in the near-term. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareNASA’s X-59A Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Will Have Zero Forward Visibility For Its PilotThe pilot will use video cameras to see through the plane’s long nose, a feature that could become standard on future supersonic planes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBoeing Reportedly Blocks Offer Of Used 767s For Israeli Air Force Tanker CompetitionDomestic firm Israel Aerospace Industries had planned to convert second-hand Boeing 767 aircraft into aerial refuelers. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareNASA Awards Contract To Lockheed’s Skunk Works To Build Manned Quiet Supersonic X-PlaneNASA is leaping back in the manned x-plane business in dramatic and exciting fashion. BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareThe KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A MessBoeing’s new tanker, which is now slated to first replace the KC-10 Extender fleet, looks like it is heading for more delays. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022SharePlan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report SaysThere are fears that Air Force’s new push to resolve critical problems with its KC-46As could actually cause new delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2022Share
BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareA Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled TankerThe revelation is the latest in a line of trash-related problems for Boeing aircraft — and not even the first debris issue for the KC-46. BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport ResearchThe C-32A still has nearly two decades of life left in it, but what comes after may not be a traditional converted airliner. BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareHere’s Who’s Bought Those Retired Singapore Air Force KC-135R TankersThere are now two companies flying boom-equipped tankers, which are rare assets in the private sector that look set to be increasingly in demand. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareRetired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling MarketSurplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareTanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B BombersThe B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareWatch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019ShareAir Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully OperationalProblems with the boom operator’s vision system and the boom itself persist and a recently disclosed issue prevents the aircraft from carrying cargo. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareLockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And MoreThe team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker’s services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareUSAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of FixesBoeing will begin delivering the aircraft soon, but persistent issues with the refueling system will limit their operational utility in the near-term. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareNASA’s X-59A Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Will Have Zero Forward Visibility For Its PilotThe pilot will use video cameras to see through the plane’s long nose, a feature that could become standard on future supersonic planes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBoeing Reportedly Blocks Offer Of Used 767s For Israeli Air Force Tanker CompetitionDomestic firm Israel Aerospace Industries had planned to convert second-hand Boeing 767 aircraft into aerial refuelers. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareNASA Awards Contract To Lockheed’s Skunk Works To Build Manned Quiet Supersonic X-PlaneNASA is leaping back in the manned x-plane business in dramatic and exciting fashion. BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareThe KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A MessBoeing’s new tanker, which is now slated to first replace the KC-10 Extender fleet, looks like it is heading for more delays. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018Share
