Boeing NKC-135A Airborne Test Program Variant
The Boeing NKC-135A is an Air Force Materiel Command test-program variant of the KC-135 family. NKC-135A aircraft have been adapted as airborne testbeds for flight-test and systems-evaluation programs, preserving a distinct experimental boundary from operational tanker, reconnaissance, training, and atmospheric-collection derivatives.
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- Aliases
- NKC-135ANKC-135NKC-135 test tanker
- Family Name
- Boeing NKC-135A
- Full Name
- Boeing NKC-135A Airborne Test Program Variant
- Roles
- militaryexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
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- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing NKC-135A is an Air Force Materiel Command test-program variant of the KC-135 family. NKC-135A aircraft have been adapted as airborne testbeds for flight-test and systems-evaluation programs, preserving a distinct experimental boundary from operational tanker, reconnaissance, training, and atmospheric-collection derivatives.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:39:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:39:35 UTC