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WASHINGTON \u2014 Boeing’s KC-46 tanker marked a key milestone Sunday by successfully completing its first aerial refueling test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Jan. 24\u00a0flight, the Boeing and US Air Force test team completed a series of test points with the aircraft before successfully transferring 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 fighter jet, according to a company statement. The KC-46,\u00a0a militarized version of the company’s 767 commercial jet, took off from Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the 5\u00a0hour, 43\u00a0minute flight,\u00a0the tanker’s refueling “boom” \u2013 a rigid, telescoping tube that an operator on the aircraft extends and inserts into a receptacle on the receiving aircraft for fuel transfer \u2013 remained stable and performed well, the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The test event kicks off the plane’s “Milestone C” aerial refueling demonstration, required before beginning low-rate initial production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Today’s flight is an important milestone for the Air Force\/Boeing team,” said Col. Christopher Coombs, Air Force KC-46 system program manager, according to the statement. “We have a lot of work yet to do, but this is an exciting time for the airmen who are preparing to fly, maintain and support the KC-46 Pegasus for decades to come.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air Force fixed-wing assets use the boom system for aerial refueling,\u00a0with a planned 1,200 gallons-per-minute transfer rate from the KC-46. Air Force helicopters and most Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, on the other hand, use the “probe-and-drogue” method of refueling. During this event, fuel passes from the tanker’s “drogue” refueling basket, which trails from the plane via a flexible hose, through a “probe,” a rigid, retractable arm placed on the receiver aircraft’s nose or fuselage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday’s test event marks another sign the KC-46 program is on track after several setbacks in 2015. The test plane successfully completed first flight in September after it\u00a0was initially planned for 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

In addition to repeated schedule delays, the program last year rang up an $835 million pre-tax charge stemming from developmental issues with the integrated fuel system on the plane. When combined with a $425 million pre-tax charge from a wiring issue in 2014, Boeing has racked up $1.2 billion overall in pre-tax overages on the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Air Force is planning to buy 179 KC-46s in total to recapitalize its aging tanker fleet. According to the contract terms, Boeing must deliver 18 ready-to-go tankers\u00a0by August 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:\u00a0lseligman@defensenews.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter:\u00a0@laraseligman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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