Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 58-0100 / 17845, US Air Force
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Registration: 58-0100
Construction Number: 17845
Code Number: 0100 / D
Military Unit: 351 ARS 100 ARW
Model Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
Operator: US Air Force
Airport: RAF Fairford (FFD / EGVA), UK - England
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 22/07/1993
Date Submitted: 12/10/2009
The 100th ARW flagship KC-135R and mount of their Commanding Officer arriving at IAT93. At the time she was named '100 Proof' but in 2006 she was re-named 'Let's Roll' to commemorate United Airlines Flight 93 and the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York. One of 500 airframes re-engined with the CFM International CFM56 turbo-fan engine (the military designation is F108) produced by General Electric and SNECMA. The CFM56 is capable of producing approximately 22,500 lbf of thrust, nearly a 100% increase over the original Pratt & Whitney J-57 engines. These re-engined tanker can offload up to 50% more fuel on a long duration sortie, are 25% more fuel efficient, cost 25% less to operate and are 96% quieter than the KC-135A (noise levels on takeoff were reduced from 126 to 99 decibels). The KC-135R's operational range is 60% greater than the KC-135E for comparable fuel offloads, providing a wider range of basing options.
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