Aircraft
Boeing Flies KC-46 Prototype with Aerial Refueling System
The 767-2C 'provisioned freighter' flew for the first time with an aerial refueling boom and wing refueling pods installed.
Boeing flew a prototype tanker equipped with aerial refueling equipment for the first time on June 2. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing flew a prototype tanker equipped with aerial refueling equipment for the first time on June 2. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing flew a prototype of its KC-46A Pegasus tanker for the first time with aerial refueling equipment installed on June 2. The engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) aircraft, a 767-2C “provisioned freighter” fitted with a refueling boom and wing aerial refueling pods, stayed aloft for 4.3 hours, flying from Boeing Field in Seattle to Paine Field in Everett, Wash.