| The KC-10 Extender Shows Aero-TV It's Multi-Mission ... |
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Cool: A KC-10 Flight Engineer Explains Life
Aboard A Multi-Mission Tanker
One of the highlights of the 2008 Oshkosh
Fly-In was the chance to get up close and
personal with all manner of military aircraft
-- the same birds that can be called upon at
a moment's notice to serve and protect this
nation...
While the fighters get most of the glory and
the bombers get some notice here and there,
rarely do we here about the tankers. Take the
KC-10 for instance... According to the US Air
Force, the KC-10 'Extender' is an Air
Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo
aircraft designed to provide increased global
mobility for US armed forces. Although the
KC-10's primary mission is aerial refueling,
it can combine the tasks of a tanker and
cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and
simultaneously carry the fighter support
personnel and equipment on overseas
deployments. The KC-10 is also capable of
transporting litter and ambulatory patients
using patient support pallets during
aeromedical evacuations.
The KC-10 can transport up to 75 people and
nearly 170,000 pounds of cargo a distance of
about 4,400 miles unrefueled. In addition to
the three main DC-10 wing fuel tanks, the
KC-10 has three large fuel tanks under the
cargo floor, one under the forward lower
cargo compartment, one in the center wing
area and one under the rear compartment.
Combined, the capacity of the six tanks carry
more than 356,000 pounds of fuel - almost
twice as much as the KC-135 Stratotanker.
Using either an advanced aerial refueling
boom, or a hose and drogue centerline
refueling system, the KC-10 can refuel a wide
variety of US and allied military aircraft
within the same mission. The aircraft is
equipped with lighting for night operations.
The KC-10's boom operator controls refueling
operations through a digital, fly-by wire
system. Sitting in the rear of the aircraft,
the operator can see the receiver aircraft
through a wide window. During boom refueling
operations, fuel is transferred to the
receiver at a maximum rate of 1,100 ...
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| 2008 Blue Angels Homecoming - KC-10 Extender Arrival |
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KC-10 Extender Arrival
2008 Blue Angels Homecoming
NAS Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Thursday November 13, 2008
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as this KC-10 lands on
Runway 7L at NAS Pensacola and then taxis
into the static park for the upcoming
airshow. This aircraft is operated by the
305th Air Mobility Wing out of McGuire AFB in
New Jersey. In fact, the crew on this flight
is from the 78th Air Refueling Squadron,
which is a reserve squadron.
Like what you've seen? Well, if you are
interested in purchasing DVDs of specific
aircraft and/or of airshows, interested in
anything and everything related to airshows
(where the jet teams will show up, all
airshow performers, airshow reports from
airshows I have attended, previews of
airshows I will be attending, etc.), a much
more easier to navigate "version" of all of
my videos, and/or everything there is related
to aviation - including spotting guides to my
favorite airports and military bases and
aircraft factfiles, please take time to check
out Steve's Airshow World at
http://www.stevesairshow.com .
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| 2008 Atlantic City Airshow - F-16s, KC-135R, KC-10, C-17, F-22s, Refueling |
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Morning Military Flyovers
2008 Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow
Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk)
Wednesday August 20, 2008
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as a bunch of aircraft
make their way across the shoreline over
Atlantic City. Rather than presenting them
in separate videos, they are all shown here
in one video. Participating aircraft in this
video include the following:
F-16C Fighting Falcons (4): 177th Fighter
Wing, Atlantic City, NJ (NJ ANG)
KC-135R Stratotanker: 108th Air Refueling
Wing, McGuire AFB, NJ (NJ ANG)
C-17 Globemaster III: 305th Air Mobility
Wing, McGuire AFB, NJ
KC-10 Extender: 305th Air Mobility Wing,
McGuire AFB, NJ
F-22 Raptors (4): 1st Fighter Wing, Langley
AFB, VA
The F-22s were not on the schedule, and were
a surprise to just about everyone in
attendance, as the aircraft were in the area
to fight the four F-16s from the NJ ANG. I'm
betting the Raptors won that fight...
I apologize for the poor video quality, as I
was experimenting with the video camera and
do not have a feel for it. In fact, most of
the Atlantic City videos from Tuesday and
Wednesday will not be up to my usual high
quality.
If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of
specific aircraft or of airshows, interested
in everything related to airshows (where the
jet teams will be, all airshow performers,
airshow reports from airshows I have
attended, previews of airshows I will be
attending, etc.), and/or everything related
to aviation - including spotting guides to my
favorite airports and military bases and
aircraft factfiles, please check out Steve's
Airshow World at http://www.stevesairshow.com
.
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| 2003 Wheels & Wings Airshow - KC-10 & C-141B Flybys |
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KC-10 Extender
C-141B Starlifter
2003 Wheels & Wings Airshow
Millville Municipal Airport
Millville, New Jersey
Sunday May 18, 2003
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as a KC-10 Extender and
a C-141B Starlifter from the 305th Air
Mobility Wing out of McGuire AFB in New
Jersey make a couple flybys over the
Millville Airport.
Like what you've seen? Well, if you are
interested in purchasing DVDs of specific
aircraft and/or of airshows, interested in
anything and everything related to airshows
(where the jet teams will show up, all
airshow performers, airshow reports from
airshows I have attended, previews of
airshows I will be attending, etc.), a much
more easier to navigate "version" of all of
my videos, and/or everything there is related
to aviation - including spotting guides to my
favorite airports and military bases and
aircraft factfiles, please take time to check
out Steve's Airshow World at
http://www.stevesairshow.com .
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| kc-10 refueling |
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our kc-10 refueling another kc-10 over the
coast of new york
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| Inside the KC-10 |
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I waqs rewarded for doing a great job at work
with a flight inside a KC-10. A KC-10 is a
huge tanker that refuels other planes. I was
able to catch us on video getting refuled,
and refueling an F-16. I also lucked out and
was able to sit in the cockpit for takeoff.
Enjoy.
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