KC-46A

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First KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling jet headed for the US Air Force

The US Air Force has signed off on the first of a tranche of four Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, which will be delivered to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas in the next month. Today's announcement comes after extensive testing of six KC-46 that involved over 3,800 flight hours.
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First US Air Force KC-46A tanker completes maiden flight

Boeing's first KC-46A tanker aircraft scheduled for delivery to the US Air Force completed its maiden flight today. At 10:32 am PST, the two-engine aircraft based on the 767 airframe took off from Paine Field for a test flight lasting three hours and 30 minutes.