Staff Sgt. Arielle Johnson, boom operator instructor & evaluator, said it’s something done regularly in the Air Force and is the job of an in-flight aerial refueler, also known as a boom operator.

Services: USAF Propulsion: CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines Speed: 530 mph Range: 1,500 miles Crew: Three (pilot, co-pilot and boom operator) The mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s ...

The US Air Force uses a flying boom system ... which is about 50 feet behind the aircraft, at which point the boom operator, they are directing the receiver at that point to close in for the ...

The Extender is based on the civilian DC-10 commercial aircraft and has been in service with the U.S. Air Force since 1981 ... The KC-10's boom operator controls refueling operations through ...

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif ... Willie Morton, 418th Flight Test Squadron flight test boom operator, oversaw operations in the back of the KC-46 during the testing process.

Boeing discovered cracks in the aileron hinges of two KC-46s which were being readied for delivery, prompting the U.S. Air ...

The U.S. Air Force has suspended all deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers after cracks were discovered on two of four new aircraft. The USAF is assessing its entire fleet to ...

“Low-boom” means that travelers “fly at supersonic speeds without generating disruptive booms for those on the ground,” Air Force Materiel Command spokesman Daryl Mayer told Military.co ...