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Refueling the Mission: The Complexity of Flight Test with Receiver Aircraft

A Boeing maintainer gets ready to guide a KC-46 Pegasus out of of the flight-line to conduct an air refueling test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully complete the mission.
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Refueling the Mission: The Complexity of Flight Test with Receiver Aircraft

MSgt. Matthew Giles, Chief Boom Operator, 418th Flight Test Squadron tests the new Remote Vision System 2.0 update on a KC-46 Pegasus at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The partnership of Boeing and the U.S. Air Force includes the development of Flight Test Procedures (FTP’s) and multiple safety reviews of those procedures.
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Refueling the Mission: The Complexity of Flight Test with Receiver Aircraft

Jessica "Sting" Peterson, Technical Director, 412th Operations Group tests the safety equipment needed before an aerial refueling mission at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. There is a critical need to test at operationally representative conditions and to test at specific environmental conditions with flight test equipment.
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Refueling the Mission: The Complexity of Flight Test with Receiver Aircraft

A Boeing maintainer guides a KC-46 Pegasus out of of the flight-line to conduct an air refueling test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully complete the mission.
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Refueling the Mission: The Complexity of Flight Test with Receiver Aircraft

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission at night with a F-16 Fighting Falcon using the Remote Vision System 2.0 over the Southern California coast. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully test the RVS 2.0 update. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)
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Refueling the Mission: The Complexity of Flight Test with Receiver Aircraft

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Operating a specialized boom from the back of a KC-46, In-flight Refueling Specialists pump thousands of gallons of jet fuel into aircraft in need of fuel.
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Refueling the Mission: The Complexity of Flight Test with Receiver Aircraft

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Aerial refueling is one of the core components of the U.S. Air Force. This mission allows our aircraft that don't have that much fuel to fly for much longer durations. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)
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Week-long immersion brings Flight Test to life for USAFA cadets

U.S. Air Force Academy cadet Nathan Stout signals as he returns from a flight onboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon, piloted by Lt. Col. Kyle Krogh, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Director of Operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 12. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)
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Week-long immersion brings Flight Test to life for USAFA cadets

Lt. Col. Kyle Krogh, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Director of Operations, points out items of interest in the F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit to U.S. Air Force Academy cadet Nathan Stout at Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 12. These Academy visits to Edwards are designed to expose the cadets to the Test Wing's mission as well as industry within the Antelope Valley. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)
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Week-long immersion brings Flight Test to life for USAFA cadets

Lt. Col. Kyle Krogh, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Director of Operations, and U.S. Air Force Academy cadet Nathan Stout, taxi their F-16 Fighting Falcon onto the ramp at Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 12. Students from the Academy's Aeronautical Engineering 456 class visited the base and received a week-long immersion with TPS. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)
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Week-long immersion brings Flight Test to life for USAFA cadets

Lt. Col. Kyle Krogh, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Director of Operations, briefs U.S. Air Force Academy cadet Nathan Stout on the F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit, April 12. Stout, along with other Academy cadets, experienced the life of a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as part of their Aeronautical Engineering 456 class offered at the Academy. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Aerial refueling is one of the core components of the U.S. Air Force. This mission allows our aircraft that don't have that much fuel to fly for much longer durations. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission over the skies of Southern California. Rigorous planning goes on before any any aircraft come together in the refueling envelope. The partnership of Boeing and the U.S. Air Force includes the development of Flight Test Procedures (FTP’s) and multiple safety reviews of those procedures. (Photo Courtesy of Boeing)
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Aerial refueling is one of the core components of the U.S. Air Force. It allows our aircraft that doesn't have that much fuel to fly for much longer durations.
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Refueling is the magic of air mobility. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully complete the mission.
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron conducts an air refueling test mission with a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress over the skies of Southern California. Receivers come in many types of aircraft depending on this mission.
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission at night with a F-16 Fighting Falcon using the Remote Vision System 2.0 over the Southern California coast. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully test the RVS 2.0 update.
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Operating a specialized boom from the back of a KC-46, In-flight Refueling Specialists pump thousands of gallons of jet fuel into aircraft in need of fuel. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A Boeing maintainer guides a KC-46 Pegasus out of of the flight-line to conduct an air refueling test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully complete the mission.
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Edwards AFB unveils new state-of-the-art fitness track at Rosburg Fitness Center

Edwards AFB Airmen test out the newly unveiled state-of-the-art fitness track during a PT fitness test at Rosburg Fitness Center on Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 24. This is the same track surface used for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and is known as "the most technologically advanced athletic track in the world."
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