Now, I don't think I could have picked a better aircraft," he said. "I’ve been flying the KC-135 since 2006, and I don't want to do anything else," Gould said. "This particular aircraft is ...

Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds of cargo. Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method.

Vilven: And they're flying what we call a racetrack pattern ... He evaluates pilots who have trained on the KC-135 Stratotanker. Vilven: Before we even take off, there is anywhere from two ...

KC-135 crews have notably begun conducting low-level flying sorties, which would reduce the range at which the aircraft could be detected by hostile radar. Dubbed ‘Angry Kitten Inc 2 Block 2 ...