KC-10 Final Flight...

HuggyU2 · 2024-09-25T23:42:59-0400

... is tomorrow, 26 Sept, from Travis AFB.

A little surprising to me to find out they have all been parked.

I hope the KC-46 doesn't suck.

MIDNJAC · 2024-09-26T03:08:00-0400

Rest easy "Whistler"

You were always my favorite

AllAmerican75 · 2024-09-26T09:21:28-0400

HuggyU2 said:
... is tomorrow, 26 Sept, from Travis AFB.

A little surprising to me to find out they have all been parked.

I hope the KC-46 doesn't suck.

It's sad seeing all of the tri-engine planes head to the boneyard. I always thought they were so cool.

Flash · 2024-09-26T10:10:03-0400

HuggyU2 said:
A little surprising to me to find out they have all been parked.

Cheaper to retire a 'small' fleet of unique aircraft like that than an equivalent or larger number of a larger fleet. Now you can get rid of the entire support infrastructure for that fleet from depot to training resources. Like the CSAF said several years ago, the USAF would have to retire 3 times as many F-16's to get the same savings as retiring the entire fleet of A-10's.

DanMa1156 · 2024-09-26T10:55:56-0400

AllAmerican75 said:
It's sad seeing all of the tri-engine planes head to the boneyard. I always thought they were so cool.

Civil aviation too. Always thought the L-1011 was so cool as a kid. I also thought the 727 was super cool looking. Just looked fast to me.

ChuckMK23 · 2024-09-26T11:13:22-0400

We have a guy in our office who flew final KC-10 flight in 2017. He is in mourning - but it's fun watching his photos up on the big conference room screen today!

Flash · 2024-09-26T11:22:28-0400

AllAmerican75 said:
It's sad seeing all of the tri-engine planes head to the boneyard. I always thought they were so cool.

There's still two trijets rolling off the production line, Vive la Dassault!

AllAmerican75 · 2024-09-26T15:27:48-0400

Flash said:
There's still two trijets rolling off the production line, Vive la Dassault!

Anyone wanna go halfsies on one?

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Hair Warrior · 2024-09-26T15:34:39-0400

If I’m going halfsies with a SWO, it better float.

KC-10 Final Flight...

HuggyU2

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MIDNJAC

is clara ship

AllAmerican75

FUBIJAR

Flash

SEVAL/ECMO

DanMa1156

Is it baseball season yet?

ChuckMK23

FERS and TSP contributor!