KC-135R Stratotanker Korean War early -D and -G series

early -D and -G series aircraft were built with metal-framed "greenhouse" type cockpit canopies

navigator-bombardier

electronic support measures (ESM)

quite successfully

fuel could be carried in the fixed underwing floats

KC-135R Stratotanker Korean War early -D and -G seriesBoeing KC 135R Stratotanker airplane model. Because the KC 135A's original engines are of 1950s technology, they don't meet modern standards of increased fuel efficiency, reduced pollution and reduced noise levels. By installing new, CFM56 engines, performance is enhanced, and fuel off load capability is dramatically improved. In fact, the modification is so successful that two re engined KC 135Rs can do the work of three KC 135As. This improvement is