Inside the Air Force's Flying Gas Station | KC-135 Stratotanker

awesome dad....

Nice

Nice video

No idea if you will see this but i was wondering what the next aircraft you will be going in depth with?

Loved this. I always wondered how this process worked. Keep up the good work!

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This is a real promotional video for the US Airforce. Very inspirational, especially with the father and son connection. This is the kind of content we want to see 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I love you enthusiasm and excitement 😊😊😊😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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DEI

Wow ! This is phenomenal! To have your dad , a man of stature , support you in this with his incredible knowledge and history. 💪🏾💪🏾

Those F-16 shots were absolutely gorgeous

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Retired 33 years ago after 16 years as a Boomer .Spent 20 years in the Air Force. 4 in Ground Refueling 71 to late 74 .75 to 91 Laying down on the Job and Passing Gas in SAC .

Sam I went to the same airport and flew a 135 and one of the pilots said he knew you man I can’t believe we refueled a B-52

Could use retired plane to drop water fire retardant fire control usa

Those are reliable

They should still carry parachutes, imo. That’s a great safety to have.

It's pretty cool you can do all this as an officer. It's a joke, im out now. This wouldn't fly regardless of the aircraft..

My mother was in the first class of female mechanics in the USAF, and this was her baby. She thoroughly enjoyed watching this video and said it brought back a lot of great memories! Thank you!!!❤

The KC-135 is not a modified 707. Great video thanks.

How is the airplane still not retired 😮

Joel

Dad and son what a beautiful moment

This is definitely a great experience.

wow this brought back some great memories. I was a tanker clown from 2004-2013 minus a year in Afghanistan.

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❤❤❤ beautiful video ❤❤❤

Excellent job Sam.Being from the UK l found this super interesting,and has just
brought a model l have just bought of one these to life.Nice to see your Dad enjoying himself back in his old plane.
Beautiful aircraft!

Correction: the 135 is based off of the 720, not the 707

This is sickkkkkk

I was watching a refueling from the cockpit in a rain/cloudy day. The USAF pilots were true professionals. We could barely see the KC-135 airframe. Only the boom was visible. Such great pilots.

Don’t carry a parachute until you actually need one in an emergency

Really cool

excuse me but was he using navigraph?

You’re a beautiful girl.

this child looks like hes still wet behind the ears, i bet hes never joined a branch,

Commercial airliners often go to 45,000ft.
On an A330 flight from Fiji to Australia, we passed Balls Pyramid at an altitude of 13.7 kilometres.
I was pissed because I want to have a closer look 😂

Good video even better relationship between you and your dad keep it up dude be safe!

Super helpful content! I found this video incredibly interesting.

Its 9/25/2024 and the kc-135 has just been retired and taken it last flight about 2 weeks ago, thank you for your service KC-135!!!

I worked the tanker for 7 years and flew as a boomer for 13. I also taught at the tanker training school for 26 years. The part about no bailouts from the tanker incorrect. There were at least two that I know of with only one fatality as a result.

Totally stupid method of refuelling. Flying a nozzle into a tiny hole in receiving jet. See all the scratches on fuselage of receiving aircraft.
Just use the drogue and let the pilots of receivers line up the probe next to their cockpit. Simple!

i got to be medevac earlier this year on one, it was pretty cool it doe get cold tho, ps no one bother paying attention to the two batteries next to the toilet.

ok that's cool!... 2 questions... what is the fastest aircraft to refuel f16,18,22,35?..... and I know it's redundant but can you midair refuel a KC135?....

Boom operator has to be the SICKEST job as an enlisted airman

No AC ?

Your dad looks rlly young 😮

This was a super special video for me. 🥹 Always wanted to bring my dad back to see his old aircraft. Thanks so much for watching, and let me know what video you want to see next!