Two KC-135s flew 72-hour endurance missions to demonstrate tanker “drop-in” concept
Posted on October 10, 2022 by alert5
The KC-135 has set a new endurance mission record of 72 hours by two of the aerial refueling tankers from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing.
The jets went airborne and landed repeatedly over the 72 hours and had at least one engine running while being refueled and serviced on the ground.
Engine-running flight crew changes were also carried out over the three-day mission. Both aircraft refueled B-2 bombers, B-52s, an E-3 Sentry, and an E-6B Mercury.
Engine oil servicing was only done during one of the engine running crew changes (ERRCs), allowing the crews to demonstrate tanker “drop-in” concept.
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