What seemed like a very good idea at the time—convert a successful commercial airframe to meet the USAF’s requirements for a new air-to-air refueling tanker—continues to have growing pains. Based on its successful 767 airframe, Boeing eventually won the competition to deliver 179 modern multi role aircraft refueling, as well as a cargo and passenger transport.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
