Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

showing off the KC-135 Stratotanker. Spanning 130 feet from wing to wing, the aircraft serves as the primary aerial refueling ...

The KC-135 is a modified Boeing 707 four-engine turbojet that NASA uses to simulate conditions of weightlessness. In a typical flight, it traverses the Gulf of Mexico in a series of large parabolic ...

All seven crew members were killed. Photos showing some of the aftermath of the Jan. 16, 1965 crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker shortly after it took off from McConnell Air Force Base (Courtesy USAF ...

Narrator: That's Major Mike Vilven. He evaluates pilots who have trained on the KC-135 Stratotanker. Vilven: Before we even take off, there is anywhere from two to four hours of mission planning ...