Boeing KC-135E

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Boeing KC-135E
KC-135E.jpg
Type Military aircraft
Author(s) Innis Cunningham, Vivian Meazza, David Culp and Julien Pierru
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= KC135
Status Alpha

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a United States aerial refueling tanker aircraft. It has been in service with the United States Air Force since 1957. The KC-135E is the only user-controlled tanker aircraft available in FlightGear at the moment.

The maximum fuel load is 200,000 lb (90,719 kg) or 31,275 US gal (118 kL).

Aircraft help

The boom will extend automatically when the aircraft's gear is retracted.

Development

The KC-135 is currently being updated/upgraded by Gijs de Rooy.

Done:

  • Dual Control installed.
  • Refuelling boom user controllable.
  • New boom model.

Todo:

  • Boom control by user over Dual Control system.
  • Model boom operator controls.

Download

You can download the KC-135 at the default flightgear download website, at:

http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft-2.0.0/

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