Aircraft
Second Complete KC-46A Tanker Joins Flight-Test Phase
The second fully configured KC-46A flew for the first time on March 2 between Paine Field and Boeing Field in Washington state.
Boeing's second full KC-46A tanker, designated EMD-4, takes off from Paine Field on March 2. (Photo: Gail Hanusa, Boeing)
Boeing's second full KC-46A tanker, designated EMD-4, takes off from Paine Field on March 2. (Photo: Gail Hanusa, Boeing)

Boeing said it conducted the first flight of its second KC-46A tanker on March 2. One of four prototypes, the EMD-4 aircraft was the second full tanker to join the flight-test program.