It's impressive to see the KC-135 takeoff, and the KC 135 has some interesting nicknames and facts which may surprise you, including how it launched the airliner revolution.

An L3Harris proposal to develop a tanker variant of the C-390 Millennium with Embraer for the USAF has also been canceled. The KC-135 is one of several aircraft types in the USAF inventory that ...

Power Plant: WC-135C, Four Pratt & Whitney TF33-P9 turbofans without thrust reversers; WC-135W, Four Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 turbofans with thrust reversers The WC-135 ... aircraft is a modified ...

Air Combat Command operates the OC-135 as an observation platform in compliance with the Open Skies Treaty. The KC-135RT aircraft continue to undergo life-cycle upgrades to expand their ...