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Those two engines put out lots more power than the 50ish year old designes on the KC135. And the are far easier to maintain.


5 posted on 04/22/2008 9:28:07 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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Those two engines put out lots more power than the 50ish year old designes on the KC135. And the are far easier to maintain.

The KC-135A a was re-engined with CFM-56 turbofan engines in the 1980's to create the KC-135R...but I get your point.

16 posted on 04/22/2008 2:32:32 PM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (There was once consensus that the world was flat.)
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