BOEING KC-767 - MILITARY AERIAL

REFUELING AND STRATEGIC

TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

INTRODUCTION
THE BOEING KC-767 IS A MILITARY AERIAL REFUELING AND STRATEGIC
TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED FROM THE BOEING 767-200ER.
THE TANKER RECEIVED THE DESIGNATION KC-767A, AFTER BEING
SELECTED BY THE US AIR FORCE INITIALLY TO REPLACE OLDER KC135ES.
THE TANKER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE ITALIAN AND JAPANESE AIR
FORCES, WHO ORDERED FOUR TANKERS EACH.
FINANCING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT HAS LARGELY
BEEN BORNE BY BOEING, IN THE HOPE OF RECEIVING MAJOR ORDERS
FROM THE U.S. AIR FORCE.
BOEING'S REVISED KC-767 PROPOSAL TO THE U.S. AIR FORCE WAS
SELECTED IN FEBRUARY 2011 FOR THE KC-X PROGRAM UNDER THE
DESIGNATION KC-46.

DESIGN
THE CONFIGURATION OF A COMMERCIAL 767 FOR THE TANKER
TRANSPORT ROLE INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL PUMPS
AND AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS TOGETHER WITH THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION
LINES BELOW THE FLOOR OF THE MAIN CABIN, LEAVING THE MAIN CABIN
FREE FOR CARGO, PASSENGERS OR BOTH CARGO AND PASSENGER
TRANSPORTATION.
THE CONCEPT ALLOWS SIMULTANEOUS REFUELLING AND AIRLIFT
OPERATIONS OR SUCCESSIVE REFUELLING AND AIRLIFT MISSIONS.
IN THE CARGO CONFIGURATION, THE AIRCRAFT CAN TRANSPORT 19
STANDARD MILITARY 463-L PALLETS; IN THE PASSENGER CONFIGURATION,
200 PASSENGERS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED; AND IN THE COMBI
CONFIGURATION TEN CARGO PALLETS AND 100 PASSENGERS CAN BE
CARRIED.

COCKPIT
THE 767 TANKER TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT HAS AN ADVANCED TWOPERSON, ALL-DIGITAL FLIGHT DECK.
SMITHS AEROSPACE SUPPLIED THE MISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH
INTERFACES WITH THE REFUELLING SYSTEM.
THE CONTROL SYSTEM IS A DERIVATIVE OF THE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM ON THE COMMERCIAL BOEING 737. INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS &
SUPPORT SUPPLIES THE FLAT-PANEL PILOT'S MISSION DISPLAY (PMD) AND
AERIAL REFUELLING OPERATOR CONTROL DISPLAY (AROCD).
ROCKWELL COLLINS SUPPLIES THE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION
SUITE. KAISER ELECTRO-OPTICS PROVIDES HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY
SYSTEMS FOR THE REMOTE AERIAL REFUELLING OPERATOR.

CAPABILITIES
THE 767 AIRCRAFT CAN BE MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE REFUELLING
WINGPODS AND A CENTRELINE HOSE FOR PROBE AND DROGUE
REFUELLING.
THE 767 CAN ACCOMMODATE ANY COMBINATION OF THESE
CONFIGURATIONS.
SMITHS AEROSPACE SUPPLIES THE HYDRAULICALLY POWERED HOSE AND
DROGUE REFUELLING SYSTEM.
THE FUSELAGE CAN ALSO BE FITTED WITH A CENTRELINE REFUELLING
BOOM FOR BOOM AND RECEPTACLE REFUELLING MISSIONS.
BOEING PRODUCES THE BOOM AND SMITHS THE BOOM ACTUATION
SYSTEM.
BAE SYSTEMS WAS SELECTED TO SUPPLY THE CSLEOS REAL-TIME
OPERATING SYSTEM FOR BOOM CONTROL.

ENGINES
THE TWO TURBOFAN PODDED ENGINES ARE MOUNTED BELOW
THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS.
ITAF AND THE JAPANESE AIR SELF DEFENCE FORCE 767
TANKERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES CF680C2 ENGINES, RATED AT 276KN.
IN MARCH 2004, BOEING ANNOUNCED THAT THE PRATT &
WHITNEY PW4062 ENGINE, RATED AT 282KN, WOULD BE THE
STANDARD PRODUCTION ENGINE FOR THE USAF AND FUTURE
AIRCRAFT.

PERFORMANCE
THE KC-767 CAN FLY AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF
915KM/H.
THE CRUISE SPEED IS 851KM/H.
THE RANGE AND SERVICE CEILING ARE 12,325KM AND
12,200M RESPECTIVELY.
THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHS ABOUT 82,377KG AND ITS
MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT IS 179,170KG.

SPECIFICATIONS

CREW: 3: 2 PILOTS, 1 BOOM OPERATOR

CAPACITY: UP TO 200 PASSENGERS
LENGTH: 159 FT 2 IN
WINGSPAN: 156 FT 1 IN HEIGHT: 52 FT
EMPTY WEIGHT: 181,610 LB (82,377 KG)
MAXIMUM SPEED: MACH 0.86 (570 MPH, 915 KM/H)
CRUISE SPEED: MACH 0.80 (530 MPH, 851 KM/H)
RANGE: 6,385 NMI (12,200 KM)

REFERENCES

HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/BOEING_KC-767
HTTP://WWW.AIRFORCE-TECHNOLOGY.COM/PROJECTS/KC767/
HTTP://
CDN-WWW.AIRLINERS.NET/AVIATION-PHOTOS/PHOTOS/7/0/2/1954207.JPG
HTTP://WWW.AUSAIRPOWER.NET/USAF/KC-767-CUTAWAY.JPG
HTTP://
THEAVIATIONIST.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2012/03/AMF_4768.JPG
HTTP://FILES.AIR-ATTACK.COM/MIL/KC767/KC767SUPPLIERS.JPG

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