KC-135R Stratotanker (USAF)
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24 8 July 2023, 22:29
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Thanks guys! This should be a fun build, my plan is to make this KC-135R a flying aircraft... partly so I can display it with the boom extended, and partly to conserve shelf space!
9 July 2023, 22:01
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You could then add the full 18th Alaskan Wing waiting in the line for juice, make use of the entire room ceiling 🙂
10 July 2023, 20:32
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Cool to see one of those being built, I'll chime in for sure! Enjoy the build! 👍
19 July 2023, 17:48
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Sergej - that would be an amazing idea! I thought about attaching a plane to the boom, but couldn't decide which one, so I'm going to leave it to imagination. Someday I do plan to build several aggressor F-16s, beautiful planes!
Patrick - nice to meet you! The build has been fun so far!
19 July 2023, 20:03
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This model represents a KC-135R of the 909th ARS Young Tigers, one if the tanker units I worked most closely with during my Air Force service. During Operation Southern Watch, I delivered weather forecasts to Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia mission planners. Tankers were deployed to Al Dhafra Airbase, United Arab Emirates. If the tankers were not on schedule, it would cause cascading cancellations of all types throughout the theater. Unfortunately, Al Dhafra frequently experienced morning fog causing visibility lower than limits for KC-135 aircrews. This created a high pressure situation for me whenever the tanker crews were counting on my forecast to correctly predict when the fog would disperse!