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  • Boeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Flight Test for FAA Supplemental Type Certificate - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Flight Test for FAA Supplemental Type Certificate

    Boeing has completed the flight tests of its KC-46 aircraft for a Federal Aviation Administration certificate after a refueling and communications exercise with a C-17 Globemaster III. The company said Thursday it will submit the flight test data and results for the FAA’s review for the award of the Supplemental Type Certificate. The STC tests for […] More

  • Gen. Carlton Everhart: Boeing-Built KC-46 Tanker On Track for Military Equipment Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gen. Carlton Everhart: Boeing-Built KC-46 Tanker On Track for Military Equipment Certification

    Gen. Carlton Everhart, head of the U.S. Air Force‘s Air Mobility Command, has said that the Boeing-built KC-46 tanker aircraft is slated to obtain approval for its military equipment, Military Times reported Thursday. Everhart told Air Force Times during a visit to Boeing’s Washington state facility that the company and the Federal Aviation Administration could finish the required […] More

  • FAA Approves Boeing KC-46 Tanker Configuration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA Approves Boeing KC-46 Tanker Configuration

    Boeing has obtained an amended type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for the 767-2C airframe configuration of company-built KC-46 military tanker aircraft. The company said Thursday it conducted a series of analyses and laboratory, ground and flight tests to verify the performance of KC-46 components that include avionics, fuel system and auto-flight and environmental control systems. 767-2C is a modified version […] More