The KC-46: Boeing's Military 767 With A 787-Style Cockpit

Boeing underestimating the severity of a problem??? 😲 Are we surprised? 🤔 No 🤦‍♂

Why can't:767-400 body be produced in military version when wings engines cockpit undercarriage are 767-400. If military version of 767 200 , frighter version 767-300 are still in production then why not b 767-400 Max be produced

It's shocking how much trouble Boeing has had building this contraption, considering they (including reverse-acquired McD-D) are the only company who has made such things.

The USAF originally chose the A330 MRTT but someone wasn't happy as it wasn't an American design so they built this. I believe that Lockheed is now offering the A330 under a US Designation.

Can you do a video about MYAirline, the newest airline in Malaysia, please????

thanks,but i'll stay with the kc135

I am a long time Boeing fan and love their aircraft. But, the KC-46 program has been plauged with problems since USAF civilian officials were caught accepting bribes from Boeing for the contract almost 20 years ago. I think maybe it's time the DOD seriously considered the A330 MRTT. They are working with Lockheed as their american partner and can build the aircraft at the Airbus factory in Alabama.

Nice of you to Cover Military aircraft please do it more often

sure, sure the 767 as modified using carbon fiber to give it a 787 style
cockpit
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Since it has the 787 cockpit and avionics, they are half way to a stopgap NMA. An engine and wing refresh and the short term problem is solved.

Had hoped to see the flight deck as this video suggested but I guess it’s classified

How about it's MCAS?

How can you screw up emergency exit trim? They’ve only been making emergency doors for over 60 years.

I’m surprised that Boeing hasn’t marketed the 767-2C as a modernized 767 Cargo aircraft.

No mention of the KC-767?!?

October of 2025?!?! How is it possible to take that long to procure something that's been in the works for over three years?

The KC-10 Extender is still the coolest tanker I’ve ever seen

Every aircraft that has ever taken to the sky has had issues in shape or another... Once they get the bugs worked out of them it will live a long life just as the KC-135 have.

Boeing continually showing that it’s going down the crapper. Boeing used to have an incredibly prideful history of reliable airplanes. McDonnell-Douglas merged with them and it’s been downhill since.

Yet another mistake by the military should have used a 787 or 777

My son is a KC-135 boom operator. He hates the KC-46. He is seriously thinking about moving to another job before he moves to the KC-46.

Airbus MRTT is much better. But usa had to choose this inferior tanker because it’s Boeing. 😂

The Air Force should of gone airbus. Better product.

What is the range and fuel capacity difference between the Boeing KC 46 and Airbus MRTT??

I've been in one. It's purdy Nice!

You described the aircraft 99.9% with no cockpit detail. The title of this video is misleading.

It is embarrassing that the USAF keeps bragging about the KC-46 as having a "787 style" cockpit. Really the only thing it shares in common with the 787 cockpit are the four LDSs. 767Fs already come equipped with three LDSs. This doesn't give Pegasus any increase in capabilities.

My son flies these planes out of the NHANG and gave us a tour inside the plane, very interesting.

Having spent 20 years maintaining the USAF's previous generation of aerial refueling tankers, though I have not worked on the KC-46 because I retired a couple months before my unit was scheduled to receive their first one. I can say one thing all new military aircraft go through years of issues. Hell back in the 50's and 60's the KC-135 had issues with the pilots over rotating on takeoff and crashing. That was fixed with new systems. C-17 had years of problems, B-52, B1, and B-2 all had issues. F-16, F-15, F-22, and F35 all had issues. The military is full of bright minds that work through them.

I'm surprised it has neither advanced wing design nor winglets

This refueling with cameras blows me away i want to sre the reveiver in real time time eye to eye npt on shadrd cameras

LOL funny man... "Boeing's answer to that airbus" thing... Don't think that anyone in America feels any need to "answer" for that airbus. They've been doing refueling since they invented the category and dominate it world wide.

If Boeing can't get it right, Hey let's go to Airbus A330 mrtt, they got it right the first time!!!!!!!!!

It is stark raving insane that they didn't include thrust reversers on the KC-46 to keep it the same as 767s. And also to match the capabilities of the C-17 and C-5 etc. It's just nuts. Typical military SNAFU. All fouled up.

"Buggy navigation software"????? That's a software thing, not an aircraft thing. I load nav data all the time. God I hope they have it right before I load it. God help them.

Should have bought the Airbus!!

As the 767 start to time out , why is boeing not offering this airframe to civilian use. This airframe 787 cockpit and the updzted wing would fill the ever growing gap between legs that are to big for a narrow body but to small for a 777

Another Boeing loss leader - the KC-46, years behind in getting into production, they won the USAF contract over Airbus. Guess who is the leader in supplying Air Tankers to the Air Forces of the World?

The worst airplane I ever flew. Poorly designed pneumatics, weak electrics, single hydraulic system with poor redundancy, low passenger satisfaction. Putting the MLG on backwards didn’t help on touchdown.. the industry joke was the MLG was designed by the cleaning lady during her afternoon ‘Joe’ break. Boeing, to their credit, began a re-design they called the 767X.. it rectified all of the shortcomings of the 767ER family.. it eventually became the 777.

This would have been interesting - 7 years ago…..?!?!

Why would the FAA have anything to do with certifing a military aircraft?

It should come as no surprise that Boeing has a company wide lack of safety problem that is continuing to plague all of it’s aircraft and it shouldn’t happen ever come to pass

Congratulations US your air force got an aircraft it did'nt want, but due to lobbying by Boeing , & corrupt polititicians they got the KC46. When in reality the air force prefered the MRTT.

FedEx, UPS and many 767 converted freighters have the “787 style” cockpit as well

Not even close to the A330 MRTT..

KC-46 should never have been. The KC-10 carried almost twice the fuel and could have restarted the lines of manufacture for less money and more capability. Wish we still had McDonnell Douglas as Boeing has been slipping in the last 10 Years? The KC-46 is grossly overpriced for the capability.

A-330 was a far better plane than the 767. The military and taxpayer were just ripped off. Shameful political interference.

Better than Airbus

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KC-46 is always better ❤