To: SLB; hchutch
Wow. They're retiring the KC-135Es, which are not so much aircraft as they are a collection of overaged spare parts flying in loose formation. I rode one from Okinawa to the Philippines in 1986. You know how the Pope kisses the ground when he gets off of the airplane? I was doing that, too!
7 posted on
09/02/2003 9:30:50 AM PDT by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.)
To: Poohbah
What do you know about the KC-135?
16 posted on
09/02/2003 9:39:21 AM PDT by
boomop1
To: Poohbah
We should have bought more KC-10s when we had the chance...
Heck, why not buy a bunch of 767 or 747 airframes for tanking and other missions?
20 posted on
09/02/2003 9:43:39 AM PDT by
hchutch
(The National League needs to adopt the designated hitter rule.)
To: Poohbah
KC-135's are history. Too much time on their airframes. Last year Boeing Co. signed a HUGE multi-year lease deal with the Gov't to lease them 767 outfitted as tankers.
45 posted on
09/02/2003 10:05:40 AM PDT by
Khurkris
(Ranger On...)
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