Air Force Tech Report: New Tech for Boom Operators

UNITED STATES

07.02.2018

Video by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson 

Defense Media Activity - Air Force       

DESCRIPTION
As the new KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft comes on line, boom operators will have a whole new way of getting the job done.

Tech Links:

KC-46 completes flight testing required for October first aircraft delivery
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1573985/kc-46-completes-flight-testing-required-for-october-first-aircraft-delivery/
The KC-46 Pegasus program achieved an important milestone July 6, 2018, at Boeing Field, Seattle, with completion of the final flight tests ...

BLUE: Episode 17: Fueling the Future
https://youtu.be/TQ5AqFaWaEQ
Most families have traditions that revolve around holidays and special occasions. We introduce you to a family with a tradition that's intertwined with the history and future of two tankers, the KC-135 Stratotanker and the new KC-46 Pegasus.

KC-46a Pegasus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNC0cQJicYg&list=UUbZrQOtPvS9uRWUMkO6zIwQ

AF Fact Sheet: KC-46A Pegasus:
http://1.usa.gov/1C3Lt9r

KC-46 Tanker 'On Cost, On Schedule,' Acting SecAF Says:
http://1.usa.gov/VRghcn

First KC-46 Assembly Begins
http://1.usa.gov/1zGJP9Q

New Tanker Design Finalized Ahead of Schedule:
http://1.usa.gov/1qi18vy

Boeing:
http://www.boeing.com/defense/kc-46a-pegasus-tanker/


New Tanker Design Finalized Ahead of Schedule:
http://1.usa.gov/1qi18vy

Boeing:
http://www.boeing.com/defense/kc-46a-pegasus-tanker/

• Date Taken: 07.02.2018
• Date Posted: 08.21.2018 09:16
• Category: Package
• Video ID: 620487
• VIRIN: 180702-F-BE965-822
• Filename: DOD_105942792
• Length: 00:01:15
• Location: US