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The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service into the 2040s.

Type Aerial refuelling and transport
Manufacturer: Boeing
Maiden flight: August 17, 1956
Introduced: June 1957
Status Active service
Primary user: United States Air Force
Produced: 1954-1965
Unit cost: US$39.6 million (FY98 constant dollars)
Developed from: Boeing 367-80
Variants: C-135 Stratolifter
C-137 Stratoliner

Development
It is derived from the original Boeing jet transport “proof of concept” demonstrator, the Boeing 367-80 (commonly called the “Dash-80″). As such, it has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the Boeing 707 jetliner. Read the rest of this entry »