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Successful first test flight for US Air Force and Boeing's KC-46 tanker program.
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Boeing
and the U.S. Air Force successfully completed the first flight of the
KC-46 tanker test program today. The plane, a Boeing 767-2C, took off
from Paine Field, Wash., at 9:29 a.m. (PST) and landed three hours and
32 minutes later at Boeing Field. The aircraft will receive its military
systems following certification.
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Boeing 767-2C tanker takes off from Paine Field, Washington, for its first
test flight |
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As part of a contract
awarded in 2011 to design and develop the Air Force’s next-generation
tanker aircraft, Boeing is building four test aircraft – two 767-2Cs
and two KC-46A Tankers. The 767-2Cs enter flight test as commercial
freighters prior to receiving their aerial refueling systems, while
the KC-46s will fly as fully equipped tankers through the FAA and military
certification process. Boeing is on contract to deliver the first 18 of 179 KC-46 aircraft to the Air Force by 2017. |
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