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Two Pratt & Whitney PW4062/F139 engines exclusively power the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46 Pegasus multirole tanker, which can refuel all allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial refueling procedures and carry passengers, cargo, and patients.
- BI48965 Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker (VH004, EMD2) flies over Washington State during fuel on-load testing in 2016. Photo by Boeing Flight Test photographer Paul Weatherman
KC-46A Pegasus with Fly-By-Wire Boom Extended. On its fourth test flight in October 2015 , the KC-46 fly-by-wire boom extended out to its maximum range of 57 feet, 6 inches (18 meters).
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers.
Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Landing after First Flight. KC-46A Pegasus Merge Image Delivery Flyaway. First KC-46A for a non-US customer (Japan) gives and receives fuel with another KC-46A. KC-46A Pegasus # 56009 & #76031 Delivery Flyaway. Boeing KC-46A Tanker for Japan First Refueling Flight.
The KC-46A is equipped with a refueling boom driven by a fly-by-wire control system, and is capable of fuel offload rates required for large aircraft. Its hose and drogue system adds additional mission capability that is independently operable from the refueling boom system.
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus – amerykański tankowiec powietrzny i samolot transportowy, wersja rozwojowa Boeing KC-767A, projektowany jako następca Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, wykorzystywanego w tej roli od 1957 roku.
