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Старожил
Был создан на базе Боинга 707. Регулярно ходил вдоль наших границ. Много на него грешат в случае с KAL 007.
Попадалась ли кому-нибудь развернутая история этого ВС, в том числе в зарубежных книгах на английском? Интересна его эксплуатация в 1970-80х годах.
С Вики:
The first RC-135 variant, the RC-135A, was ordered in 1962 by the United States Air Force to replace the Boeing RB-50...
The next variant ordered was the RC-135B, to be used as an electronic intelligence aircraft to replace the Boeing RB-47H...
n 2005, the RC-135 fleet completed a series of significant airframe, navigation and powerplant upgrades which include re-engining from the TF33 to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFM-56']CFM International CFM-56 (F108) engines used on the KC-135R and T Stratotanker and upgrade of the flight deck instrumentation and navigation systems to the AMP standard. The AMP standard includes conversion from analog readouts to a digital "glass cockpit" configuration.[/URL]
This represents the longest unbroken presence of any aircraft in the Air Force inventory. During this time it has flown over 8,000 combat missions[5] supporting air and ground forces of Operations Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, which continues to this day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_RC-135
Попадалась ли кому-нибудь развернутая история этого ВС, в том числе в зарубежных книгах на английском? Интересна его эксплуатация в 1970-80х годах.
С Вики:
The first RC-135 variant, the RC-135A, was ordered in 1962 by the United States Air Force to replace the Boeing RB-50...
The next variant ordered was the RC-135B, to be used as an electronic intelligence aircraft to replace the Boeing RB-47H...
n 2005, the RC-135 fleet completed a series of significant airframe, navigation and powerplant upgrades which include re-engining from the TF33 to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFM-56']CFM International CFM-56 (F108) engines used on the KC-135R and T Stratotanker and upgrade of the flight deck instrumentation and navigation systems to the AMP standard. The AMP standard includes conversion from analog readouts to a digital "glass cockpit" configuration.[/URL]
This represents the longest unbroken presence of any aircraft in the Air Force inventory. During this time it has flown over 8,000 combat missions[5] supporting air and ground forces of Operations Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, which continues to this day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_RC-135
