Profile image

[AI]Boeing 767-300 KC 46 PEGASUS

1,333 UnitedStatesofAmerica  16 days ago
Auto Credit Based on MAPA's Boeing 767-300ER Heavy (LATAM Airlines)

KC-46 PEGASUS

The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers. The first aircraft was delivered to the USAF in January 2019.[4] The USAF intends to procure 179 tankers by 2027.

Operators

Israel
Israeli Air Force - 4 aircraft on order,[149] out of 8 planned[150]
Japan
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
4 ordered in 2016[151] (2 of which delivered); 2 more ordered in 2022.[152]
United States
United States Air Force - 77 aircraft delivered[153][154][155]
Air Force Materiel Command
412th Test Wing (AFMC) - Edwards AFB, California (2 on loan from McConnell AFB)[85]
418th Flight Test Squadron
Air Education and Training Command
97th Air Mobility Wing (AETC) – Altus AFB, Oklahoma (aircrew training), full complement of 8 delivered as of 6 October 2021[156][157][158]
56th Air Refueling Squadron
Air Mobility Command
22d Air Refueling Wing (AMC) – McConnell AFB, Kansas, 23 of 36 delivered as of 20 May 2022[106][159][160]
344th Air Refueling Squadron
60th Air Mobility Wing (AMC) - Travis AFB, California; 6 of 24 have been delivered as of 8 December 2023[161]
6th Air Refueling Squadron
9th Air Refueling Squadron
305th Air Mobility Wing (AMC) - Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, 14 of 24 delivered as of 18 August 2023[162][163][164][165]
2d Air Refueling Squadron
108th Wing (ANG) - McGuire AFB, New Jersey
141st Air Refueling Squadron
170th Air Refueling Squadron
Air Force Reserve Command
916th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC) – Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, full complement of 12 delivered as of December 16th 2022[166][167][168][169] Air Mobility Command
6th Air Mobility Wing (AMC)
911th Air Refueling Squadron – Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina (Active Duty Associate to the 916 ARW)[citation needed]
77th Air Refueling Squadron
Air National Guard
157th Air Refueling Wing (ANG) – Pease ANGB, New Hampshire, all 12 delivered as of 5 February 2021[170][171]
133d Air Refueling Squadron

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Boeing 767-300ER Heavy (LATAM Airlines)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 233.9ft (71.3m)
  • Length 306.6ft (93.5m)
  • Height 83.6ft (25.5m)
  • Empty Weight 8,308lbs (3,768kg)
  • Loaded Weight 19,755lbs (8,961kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 6.825
  • Wing Loading 29.6lbs/ft2 (144.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 666.7ft2 (61.9m2)
  • Drag Points 5626

Parts

  • Number of Parts 75
  • Control Surfaces 11
  • Performance Cost 485