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Author: Joshua A. Schwartz Publisher: ISBN: Category : Airlift, Military Languages : en Pages : 43
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"This annotated briefing examines the utility of employing KC-135 and KC-10 tanker aircraft in the airlift role. The general characteristics, cargo loading capabilities, and performance of the tankers are examined and compared to the dedicated C-5A/B, C-17A, and C-141B airlift aircraft. Past operational usage of tankers in the airlift role and planning factors for future contingencies are revealed"--Report documentation page.
Author: Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 156311125X Category : Air pilots, Military Languages : en Pages : 168
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The history of the use of airlift and tanker forces in the U.S. military from the early biplane to today's advanced aircraft is brilliantly described in this book.
Author: Joshua A. Schwartz Publisher: ISBN: Category : Airlift, Military Languages : en Pages : 43
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"This annotated briefing examines the utility of employing KC-135 and KC-10 tanker aircraft in the airlift role. The general characteristics, cargo loading capabilities, and performance of the tankers are examined and compared to the dedicated C-5A/B, C-17A, and C-141B airlift aircraft. Past operational usage of tankers in the airlift role and planning factors for future contingencies are revealed"--Report documentation page.
Author: Joshua A. Schwartz Publisher: ISBN: Category : Airlift, Military Languages : en Pages : 0
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"This annotated briefing examines the utility of employing KC-135 and KC-10 tanker aircraft in the airlift role. The general characteristics, cargo loading capabilities, and performance of the tankers are examined and compared to the dedicated C-5A/B, C-17A, and C-141B airlift aircraft. Past operational usage of tankers in the airlift role and planning factors for future contingencies are revealed"--Report documentation page
Author: UGO VICENZI Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0359466818 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 198
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The book presents history, methods, airplanes and operators in the area of Aerial Refueling, it shows an historical analysis from the first attempts in the aeronautical circuses, up to the affirmation as a military necessity after World War II and the subsequent expansion in many air forces Contents: - Development from the first attempts of 1929 to the first flight around the world without a stop - Detailed presentation of the various methods attempted in history, with drawings and photographs, - Description of types of aircraft in service performing in-flight refueling - Presentation of Air Forces, Units, their history, the strategic reasons that have developed the need for a fleet of tankers for the current 34 air forces, the future ones, as well as commercial operators - Presentation of of some unusual aircraft refueling attempts and vision on in-flight refueling systems in the - Fully illustrated with over 700 color images and drawings - 200 pages
Author: William M. Solis Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 9781422314555 Category : Languages : en Pages : 24
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The Department of Defense (DOD) has continuing efforts to modernize its airlift and tanker fleets by investing billions of dollars to modify legacy airlift systems, such as the C-5 and C-130, and procure new aircraft, such as a tanker replacement. Acquisition has been on GAO's list as a high risk area since 1990. Past GAO reports, including two recently issued, raise concerns about the quality of analyses underpinning the programmatic decision-making surrounding DOD's airlift requirements. GAO has reported that elements contributing to a sound business case for an acquisition are missing or incomplete as DOD and the services attempt to acquire new capabilities. Those elements include firm requirements, mature technologies, a knowledge-based acquisition strategy, a realistic cost estimate, and sufficient funding. Acquisition problems that include failure to limit cost growth, schedule delays, and quantity reductions persist, but fiscal realities will not allow budgets to accommodate these problems any longer. This testimony addresses (1) the analyses supporting the Department of Defense's (DOD) mobility capabilities and requirements and (2) actions that are needed to improve the outcomes of weapon system acquisitions.
Author: Paul F. Schultz Publisher: ISBN: Category : Airlift, Military Languages : en Pages : 36
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"On 29 January 2007 the United States Air Force issued the final Request for Proposal (RFP) to industry for a new air refueling aircraft termed the KC-X. Although the KC-X will most likely be a commercial derivative, the RFP gives very specific system requirements and capabilities. These capabilities will replace the aging KC-135 fleet. The KC-135 has an average age of over 46 years and is projected to stay in the Air Force until at least the year 2040. This workhorse refueler is literally an "Eisenhower Era" acquisition and has the distinct honor of being the oldest combat weapon system in the United States Air Force (USAF). Every major study done on the KC-135 has come to the same conclusion...recapitalization is needed. The United States Air Force has been working a tanker replacement for nearly 10 years with limited success and very high profile failures. As you can see with statements made by several senior military leaders the problem is on the forefront of USAF priorities. The potential addition of 179 commercial derivative tankers with passenger and cargo capability far exceeding the KC-135 they will be replacing has implications and opportunities not realized yet in the Global Mobility CONOPS today."--Abstract from web site.
Author: Department of Defense Publisher: ISBN: 9781980710066 Category : Languages : en Pages : 152
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Two excellent books provide a wealth of history and information about mid-air military aircraft refueling. Air Force Air Refueling for Naval Operations - History, Practice, and Recommendations - Chapter 1 - SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF AIR REFUELING * Flight of Question Mark * Civilian and British Interest in Air Refueling * United States Renews Interest in Air Refueling * Strategic Air Command Develops a Tanker Fleet * Tactical Air Command Desires Tankers * United States Navy Develops Tankers * Single Manager System * Air Refueling in Southeast Asia * Introduction of the KC-10 * Summary * Notes * Chapter 2 - EFFORTS TOWARD UNITED STATES AIR FORCE/NAVY JOINT OPERATIONS * Jointness Grows in 1975-76 * Memorandum of Understanding of 1981 * Memorandum of Understanding of 1982 * Memorandum of Understanding of 1983 * Naval Land-Based Tanker Proposal * Memorandum of Understanding of 1988 * Tanker Management System and Air Force Allocation * Air Force Regulation 55-47, Air Refueling Management * Naval Air Refuelings Increase * Problem Areas * Notes * Chapter 3 - A JOINT AIR REFUELING PUBLICATION IS REQUIRED * Maritime Strategy Includes Use of Land-Based Tankers * Strategic Air Command's Single Manager System and Naval Requirements * Land-Based Tankers Can Increase Naval Capabilities * Additional Land-Based Tanker Enhancements * Enhancements Are Not without Concern * Recommendations * Notes * Appendix A - A Proposed Concept of Operations between the Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy on Land-Based Tanker (Air-Refueling) Support for Maritime Operations (Air) * Appendix B - A Chronological Compilation of Navy/Air Force Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding Concerning Aerial Refueling Operations Air Refueling: Without Tankers, We Cannot...: Flight of the "Question Mark" * Air Refueling Development Lags * Extending "the Reach" * Refueling Fighters * Development of the Modern Air Refuelers * A Wing Perspective of Air Refueling History * Air Refuelers in the Vietnam Conflict * Air Refueling and Airlift * Air Refueling and Special Operations * Operation El Dorado Canyon * Extraordinary Air Refueling Effort: The Persian Gulf War * Air Refueling's Ongoing Role in the War on Terror * The Invisible Aircrews * Appendix 1: General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz Trophy * Appendix 2: Brigadier General Ross G. Hoyt Award * Appendix 3: Senior Master Sergeant Albert L. Evans Award On 1 January 1929, a tri-engined Fokker C-2 aircraft, with a crew of five aboard, climbed into the southern California sky. This aircraft, dubbed the Question Mark, was not history's first air refueling mission, but it played a crucial role in the beginning of air refueling efforts and in the development of the US Army Air Corps. In fact, the first attempts at air refueling started in 1921 with five-gallon gas cans. On 2 October 1921, a US Navy lieutenant in the back of a Huff-Daland HD-4 used a grappling hook to snag a gas can from a float in the Potomac River, and on 21 November, a wing walker with a gas can strapped to his back climbed from an airborne Lincoln Standard to a Curtiss JN-4 and proceeded to pour the gas into the aircraft's tank. While these two publicity stunts deserve mention, the first air-to-air refueling using a gravity-flow hose occurred in 1923. Earlier that year, the US Army Air Service had equipped two De Haviland DH-4Bs with inflight hoses. After installation, testing, and preparation, the Army Air Service was ready to put it to use, and on 27 June, one of the DH-4s flew a 6-hour and 38-minute flight that included two air refuelings. Testing continued through much of 1923 until 18 November, when the hose became entangled in the right wings of the two aircraft. Lieutenant P. T. Wagner, the pilot of the refueler, was killed in the accident.
Author: Jeffrey A. Sheppard Publisher: ISBN: 9781423587149 Category : Languages : en Pages : 78
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The Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) is the central execution agency for determining and tasking all AMC operational mission requirements. Central to the TACC is the mission management function that organizes, plans, directs and controls AMC airlift and air refueling missions worldwide. As it moves into the future, TACC must adopt emerging capabilities in communication, navigation, and surveillance to allow it to continue to freely operate throughout the world air traffic system. To position itself for future operations, the TACC has implemented the Mobility 2000 initiative, a key element of which is the planned introduction of Integrated Flight Management, or IFM. Central to IFM will be the introduction of the flight dispatch function - a proactive, real time command and control system patterned after that used by commercial airlines. At this time, TACC leaders are unsure whether to organize the future flight dispatch operation based on geography, product line or aircraft type. This Graduate Research Project explores these organizational options, and specifically seeks to identify criteria that TACC can use in deciding on a final organizational structure. To assist in this process, it evaluates the organizational issues in the context of the Rational Decision Making Model as discussed by Griffin.
Author: Robert C. Owen Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN: 1597978523 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 663
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Global air mobility is an American invention. During the twentieth century, other nations developed capabilities to transport supplies and personnel by air to support deployed military forces. But only the United States mustered the resources and will to create a global transport force and aerial refueling aircraft capable of moving air and ground combat forces of all types to anywhere in the world and supporting them in continuous combat operations. Whether contemplating a bomber campaign or halting another surprise attack, American war planners have depended on transport and tanker aircraft.
Author: Joshua A. Schwartz
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Author: Joshua A. Schwartz
Author: Joshua A. Schwartz
Author: UGO VICENZI
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Author: William M. Solis
Author: Paul F. Schultz
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Author: Jeffrey A. Sheppard
Author: Robert C. Owen