The KC-135 Stratotanker's main mission is air refuel. This advantage greatly enhances the U. S. Air Force's capacity to accomplish its mission of Global Engagement. It also provides airborne refueling sustain to U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and allied aircraft.
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It has Four (4) turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights up to 322,500 pounds it’s about 146,285 kilograms. Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the tanker's flying boom, the KC-135's major fuel transfer method. A particular shuttlecock-shaped drogue, attached to and trailed behind the flying boom, may be used to refuel aircraft fitted with probes. An operator stationed in the rear of the plane controls the boom.
A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of passengers and cargo. Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds it’s about 37,648 kilograms of cargo.
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