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11. Unlikely...

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 07:21 PM

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All metal parts involved in fuel handling is either brass or aluminum because of the issue of sparks, this is true of ground transport as well as aircraft. Probably stricter requirements for aircraft since AVgas is so volatile.

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KC-135 tanker involved in Epic Fury goes down in Iraq: CENTCOM [View all] vanessa_ca Yesterday OP

based on the 707. these ancient craft must be heck to maintain nt msongs Yesterday #1

I know, my Dad was flying them in Viet Nam. Irish_Dem Yesterday #3

They fly out of Seymour Johnston AFB DenaliDemocrat 11 hrs ago #51

I think it is a Boeing 707 frame. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #54

I was an AWACS crewmember Puppyjive Yesterday #18

Actually it's based on a dash 80. The KC-135 was about a year ahead of the 707. Angleae 18 hrs ago #44

But no consideration for crew viability? OAITW r.2.0 17 hrs ago #45

None RoseTrellis 11 hrs ago #49

Thank you! KT2000 11 hrs ago #52

Oh no.... Irish_Dem Yesterday #2

Not good. A second KC 135 "landed safely in Israel" vanessa_ca Yesterday #6

Crew of six. Irish_Dem Yesterday #14

There are lots of Iranian drones moving thru that Captain Zero 8 hrs ago #56

When will they realize that it's more humiliating to claim combat losses are accidents vanessa_ca 7 hrs ago #58

In flight refueling has inherent risks. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #4

It's weird that both affected planes were refuelers Prairie Gates Yesterday #9

That is odd... 2naSalit Yesterday #12

I saw two of the Pegasus tankers very close tonekat Yesterday #24

That's what I saw... 2naSalit Yesterday #25

I didn't know that it involved 2 KC-135 tankers. That's really crazy. I have to believe each tanker has at least OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #13

CENTCOM's only saying two aircraft Prairie Gates Yesterday #20

I would think mid-air refueling tankers are closely watched to avoid this very situation. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #21

Pic downthread would seem to confirm that both the crashed aircraft and the safely landed one Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #32

Why would that happen? OAITW r.2.0 21 hrs ago #35

Unlikely... 2naSalit Yesterday #11

I didn't know all the facts when I posted. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #16

It's a reasonable one but... 2naSalit Yesterday #22

True story....worked at a gas bottling plant in Portland, Maine for 8 months, We bottled from bulk,. OAITW r.2.0 21 hrs ago #37

Not avgas RoseTrellis 12 hrs ago #47

That was after my time... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #55

I remember when one blew up over Illinois in 1982 Hassin Bin Sober 21 hrs ago #33

Just got a Guardian breaking news banner BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5

I'm going to call this one: add three to the KIA tally Prairie Gates Yesterday #7

I hope not, but I fear you're right -eom vanessa_ca Yesterday #10

Anything approved for news by this administration is suspect CentralMass Yesterday #8

No ejection seats on this aircraft. mn9driver Yesterday #15

Given the danger of this flight requirement....seems like ejection seats for the pilots and the OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #17

Might be a side door... 2naSalit Yesterday #23

Pretty doubtful. Once they are locked into their seat, given their situation...not a lot of time to figure a quick exit OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #26

Hmm... 2naSalit Yesterday #27

Let's say you lose a wing or tail at 35,000 ft, flying at 450mph.. OAITW r.2.0 23 hrs ago #29

They don't even have parachutes anymore vanessa_ca 21 hrs ago #36

So, help me understand. Fighter pilots need ejection support,,,,but tanker pilots don't? OAITW r.2.0 20 hrs ago #38

That's my logical understanding, but I can't add anything vanessa_ca 20 hrs ago #39

While I am a pilot.... OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago #41

Compared to 0 hours in no seat of any Cessna (me) lol vanessa_ca 18 hrs ago #43

Not just tankers. RoseTrellis 12 hrs ago #48

mission scope is different, and structure wise its very different DetroitLegalBeagle 11 hrs ago #53

The Epstein Administration will be claiming the media is trying to make it look bad. Marcuse Yesterday #19

Fatigue Maninacan Yesterday #28

Pic of KC-135 after landing in Tel Aviv with nearly half of its vertical stabilizer torn away vanessa_ca 22 hrs ago #30

Mid-air collision between two KC-135s is the claim from CENTCOM, then Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #31

I know vanessa_ca 21 hrs ago #34

Tankers do not collide on mission. They are totally controlled by AWACs on theater, OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago #42

The Stratotanker, however, does not have ejection seats. CENTCOM said "rescue efforts are ongoing." riversedge 19 hrs ago #40

The pilots, the crew, and the planes would all be fine if not for Trump's unneeded war Botany 13 hrs ago #46

Operation Epic Fuckup. milestogo 11 hrs ago #50

The plane was based at Joint Base Andrews. mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago #57