Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

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jet-powered aircraft military aerial refueling aircraft tanker aircraft

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a long-serving U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft, introduced in the late 1950s and based on the Boeing 707 airframe, that has been a backbone of American air mobility and global reach for decades.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
KC-135 Stratotanker 25
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker canonical 6
KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft 2

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jet-powered aircraft ⓘ
military aerial refueling aircraft ⓘ
tanker aircraft ⓘ
airframeType narrow-body jet ⓘ
allianceRole NATO air-to-air refueling support ⓘ
basedOn Boeing 367-80 ⓘ
canBeEquippedWith hose-and-drogue pods ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn Gulf War ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 3 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed 850 km/h ⓘ
designedBy Boeing ⓘ
surface form: Boeing Company
designedFor Strategic Air Command ⓘ
engineModel CFM International CFM56 ⓘ
surface form: CFM International CFM56 (KC-135R)

Pratt & Whitney J57 ⓘ
surface form: Pratt & Whitney J57 (early variants)
enteredService 1957 ⓘ
firstFlight 1956-08-31 ⓘ
formerOperator Chilean Air Force ⓘ
French Air Force ⓘ
Republic of Singapore Air Force ⓘ
Royal Saudi Air Force ⓘ
height 12.70 m ⓘ
introduced 1957 ⓘ
length 41.53 m ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
maximumSpeed 933 km/h ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 146,300 kg ⓘ
numberBuilt 732 ⓘ
operator Air Force Reserve ⓘ
surface form: Air Force Reserve Command

Air National Guard ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
powerplant 4× turbofan engines ⓘ
primaryUser United States Air Force ⓘ
programStart early 1950s ⓘ
range up to 2,400 nmi with transfer fuel ⓘ
refuelingMethod flying boom ⓘ
relatedTo Boeing 707 ⓘ
role aerial refueling ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
serviceCeiling 50,000 ft ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
successor Boeing KC-46 Pegasus ⓘ
typicalCrewComposition boom operator ⓘ
co-pilot ⓘ
pilot ⓘ
variant Airbus Helicopters EC135 ⓘ
surface form: EC-135

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: KC-135A

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: KC-135R

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: KC-135T

Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint ⓘ
surface form: RC-135

WC-135 ⓘ
wingspan 39.88 m ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boeing KC-46 Pegasus → designedToReplace → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
Chilean Air Force → usesAircraftModel → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Air Mobility Command → operatesAircraftType → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
15th Wing → aircraftOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Turkish Air Force → operatesAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
MacDill Air Force Base → hasPrimaryAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Strategic Air Command → operatedWeaponSystem → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
459th Air Refueling Wing → aircraftOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
459th Air Refueling Wing → aircraftOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
459th Air Refueling Wing → aircraftOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker
No. 101 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
Otis Air Force Base → notableAircraftOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
RAF Waddington International Air Show → featuredAircraftType → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint → basedOn → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
FACh → usesAircraftModel → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) → notableAircraftStationed → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
subject surface form: McCoy Air Force Base
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker → variant → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135A
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker → variant → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135R
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker → variant → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135T
Pratt & Whitney J57 → usedInAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
United States Air Force Strategic Air Command → primaryWeaponSystem → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
KC-X program → replaces → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
March Air Reserve Base → hasAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Kabul airlift (2021) → usedAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Boeing Renton Factory → previousProduct → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
Grand Forks Air Force Base → hostedAircraftType → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Pratt & Whitney JT3D → usedOnAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Florida Air National Guard units → aircraftOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker (associate and support roles)
Walker Air Force Base (former) → basedAircraftType → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
subject surface form: Walker Air Force Base
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Bangor Air National Guard Base → usesAircraftType → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
101st Air Refueling Wing → aircraftOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Maine Air National Guard → primaryAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
RAF Mildenhall → hosts → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft
15 WG → operates → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft
154th Wing → operates → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Alaska Air National Guard → equipment → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135R Stratotanker
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base → usedAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
100th Air Refueling Wing → aircraftTypeOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
Operation Southern Watch → usedAircraft → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, United States of America → supportsAircraftType → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
subject surface form: Fairchild Air Force Base
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
6th Operations Group → operatesAircraftType → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker
927th Operations Group → aircraftOperated → Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
this entity surface form: KC-135R Stratotanker