First Operational KC-46 Takes Flight As Boeing Races To Deliver

Credit: KC-46 first flight: Boeing
Boeing’s first KC-46 Pegasus tanker slated for delivery to the U.S. Air Force made its first flight Dec. 5, as the company finally acknowledged that the aircraft won’t be handed over to the service until 2018. First flight of the aircraft is a critical step in getting to delivery, and a welcome...

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