Boeing KC-135R Multipoint Refueling
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker with Mk32B refueling pods
Original Caption: A pair of Royal Air Force (RAF) GR4 Tornadoes, No. 617th Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, United Kingdom (UK), move up to a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker, 92nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), 379th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), to refuel somewhere over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.Relevantní obrázky
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/F-15C_Eagle_from_the_67th_Fighter_Squadron_at_Kadena_AB_is_refueled_by_a_KC-135R_Stratotanker_from_the_909th_Air_Refueling_Squadron_.jpg/250px-F-15C_Eagle_from_the_67th_Fighter_Squadron_at_Kadena_AB_is_refueled_by_a_KC-135R_Stratotanker_from_the_909th_Air_Refueling_Squadron_.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker_line_drawing_-_USAF_medium_res.png/250px-Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker_line_drawing_-_USAF_medium_res.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Boeing_B-52D-70-BO_%28SN_56-0582%29_is_refueled_by_Boeing_KC-135A-BN_%28SN_55-3127%29_061127-F-1234S-009.jpg/250px-Boeing_B-52D-70-BO_%28SN_56-0582%29_is_refueled_by_Boeing_KC-135A-BN_%28SN_55-3127%29_061127-F-1234S-009.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/U.S._Navy_sailors_aboard_USS_STOCKDALE_%28DDG_106%29_conduct_a_helicopter_in-flight_refueling_drill_with_an_MH-60R_Sea_Hawk_on_the_ship’s_flight_deck_in_the_Persian_Gulf.jpg/250px-thumbnail.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Republic_F-105D-30-RE_%28SN_62-4234%29_in_flight_with_full_bomb_load_060901-F-1234S-013.jpg/250px-Republic_F-105D-30-RE_%28SN_62-4234%29_in_flight_with_full_bomb_load_060901-F-1234S-013.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/X-47B_receiving_fuel_from_a_707_tanker_while_operating_in_the_Atlantic_Test_Ranges.jpg/250px-X-47B_receiving_fuel_from_a_707_tanker_while_operating_in_the_Atlantic_Test_Ranges.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Bessie_Coleman%2C_First_African_American_Pilot_-_GPN-2004-00027.jpg/125px-Bessie_Coleman%2C_First_African_American_Pilot_-_GPN-2004-00027.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/US_Air_Force_021105-O-9999G-010_Fill-up.jpg/125px-US_Air_Force_021105-O-9999G-010_Fill-up.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Consolidated_B-32_Dominator_on_ground.jpg/250px-Consolidated_B-32_Dominator_on_ground.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Richard_Bong_photo_portrait_head_and_shoulders.jpg/125px-Richard_Bong_photo_portrait_head_and_shoulders.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lt._General_James_Doolittle%2C_head_and_shoulders.jpg/125px-Lt._General_James_Doolittle%2C_head_and_shoulders.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/KC-135_Stratotanker_Elephant_Walk.jpg/250px-KC-135_Stratotanker_Elephant_Walk.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/F-105D_Thunderchiefs_refuel.jpg/250px-F-105D_Thunderchiefs_refuel.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Boeing_707-138B_Qantas_Jett_Clipper_Ella_N707JT.jpg/250px-Boeing_707-138B_Qantas_Jett_Clipper_Ella_N707JT.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/KC-135-Stratotanker-Cockpit.jpg/250px-KC-135-Stratotanker-Cockpit.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/RC-135_Rivet_Joint_in_flight.jpg/250px-RC-135_Rivet_Joint_in_flight.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/KC-135_Stratotanker_Video.ogv/250px--KC-135_Stratotanker_Video.ogv.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/F-15E_Strike_Eagle_banks_away_from_a_tanker.jpg/250px-F-15E_Strike_Eagle_banks_away_from_a_tanker.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_-_in_flight.jpg/250px-Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_-_in_flight.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Lockheed_S-3A_Viking_of_VS-31_in_flight_over_the_Mediterranean_Sea_on_21_May_1983_%286417630%29.jpg/250px-Lockheed_S-3A_Viking_of_VS-31_in_flight_over_the_Mediterranean_Sea_on_21_May_1983_%286417630%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Ing._B._Šimůnek_na_letounu_Letov_Š-118_s_motorem_Walter_NZ-85_zvítězil_v_Národním_letu_RČs._%281934%29.jpg/125px-Ing._B._Šimůnek_na_letounu_Letov_Š-118_s_motorem_Walter_NZ-85_zvítězil_v_Národním_letu_RČs._%281934%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/North_American_Mustang_Mk.IA_in_flight_over_California_%28USA%29%2C_in_October_1942_%28fsac.1a35324%29.jpg/250px-North_American_Mustang_Mk.IA_in_flight_over_California_%28USA%29%2C_in_October_1942_%28fsac.1a35324%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/KC-135Boom-operator-521.jpg/250px-KC-135Boom-operator-521.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/KC-135_refueling.jpg/125px-KC-135_refueling.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/OV-10_Bronco_firing_White_phosphorus.jpg/250px-OV-10_Bronco_firing_White_phosphorus.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Republic_P-43A-1_061019-F-1234P-035.jpg/250px-Republic_P-43A-1_061019-F-1234P-035.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Sikorsky_CH-53K_King_Stallion_hovering_in_West_Palm_Beach_on_22_March_2017_%28170322-M-VU801-155%29.jpg/250px-Sikorsky_CH-53K_King_Stallion_hovering_in_West_Palm_Beach_on_22_March_2017_%28170322-M-VU801-155%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Singapore_Airlines_A380-841_%289V-SKA%29_taking_off_from_London_Heathrow_Airport_%282%29.jpg/250px-Singapore_Airlines_A380-841_%289V-SKA%29_taking_off_from_London_Heathrow_Airport_%282%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/KC135s_Afghanistan.jpg/250px-KC135s_Afghanistan.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg/250px-B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-341-0456-03%2C_Frankreich%2C_Flugzeuge_Dornier_Do_17.jpg/250px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-341-0456-03%2C_Frankreich%2C_Flugzeuge_Dornier_Do_17.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-F0905-0001-013%2C_Leipzig%2C_Flughafen%2C_Flugzeug.jpg/250px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-F0905-0001-013%2C_Leipzig%2C_Flughafen%2C_Flugzeug.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Georges_Guynemer_circa_1915.jpg/125px-Georges_Guynemer_circa_1915.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/9105_Pilatus_PC-21_Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force_%2811598205823%29.jpg/250px-9105_Pilatus_PC-21_Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force_%2811598205823%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Zeppelin-Lindau_%28Do%29_D.I.jpg/400px-Zeppelin-Lindau_%28Do%29_D.I.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Jerrie_Cobb_-_Flickr_-_San_Diego_Air_^_Space_Museum_Archives.jpg/250px-Jerrie_Cobb_-_Flickr_-_San_Diego_Air_^_Space_Museum_Archives.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Beneš-Mráz_Be-555_Super_Bibi_a_Walter_Minor_4_%28OK-BEX%29.jpg/125px-Beneš-Mráz_Be-555_Super_Bibi_a_Walter_Minor_4_%28OK-BEX%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Martin_P4M-1_Mercator_of_VP-21_in_flight_in_the_early_1950s_%28NH_101801-KN%29.jpg/250px-Martin_P4M-1_Mercator_of_VP-21_in_flight_in_the_early_1950s_%28NH_101801-KN%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/RAAF_%28Lloyd_Off-Shore_Helicopters%29_Sikorsky_S-76A%2B%2B_Point_Cook_Vabre.jpg/250px-RAAF_%28Lloyd_Off-Shore_Helicopters%29_Sikorsky_S-76A%2B%2B_Point_Cook_Vabre.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Augusta_Westland_AW-139_EC-KXA_de_Helimer%2C_Salvamento_Marítimo_%2814542402247%29.jpg/250px-Augusta_Westland_AW-139_EC-KXA_de_Helimer%2C_Salvamento_Marítimo_%2814542402247%29.jpg)
Relevantní články
Boeing KC-135 StratotankerBoeing KC-135 Stratotanker je vojenský letoun určený pro doplňování paliva jiných letounů ve vzduchu. Kromě doplňování paliva může sloužit i k přepravě cestujících a nákladu. Byl, stejně jako jeho civilní dopravní protějšek Boeing 707, vyvinut z prototypu Boeing 367-80. KC-135 byl prvním tankovacím letounem s proudovým pohonem sloužícím u amerického letectva (USAF). Tento letoun nahradil starší letouny Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter. Letoun byl během své služby často modernizován, včetně celkové výměny všech motorů. KC-135 byl původně určen k doplňování paliva za letu strategických bombardérů, ale byl intenzivně používán i ve válce ve Vietnamu a pozdějších konfliktech, jako byla například operace Pouštní bouře, aby prodloužil dolet a výdrž ve vzduchu stíhacím letounům a bombardérům amerického letectva, námořnictva i námořní pěchoty. Dá se říci, že ve všech konfliktech od 60. let 20. století hrál klíčovou úlohu v podpoře amerických vojenských letounů. .. pokračovat ve čtení