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| 127th Bomb Squadron |
127th BS CO:
The 127th Bomb Squadron flys the B-1B Lancer or "Bone". The mission of the 127th is to be able to deploy any where in the world at a moments notice, the 127th must also provide Global Power from McConnell AFB to any where in the world and put Hot Metal on Target.
B-1B's Assinged to 127th BS
Actual Nose Art used on the 184th Bomb Wing's B-1B.
Bone 85-0060 "Reach Out & Touch Someone"
Bone 85-0064 "Wichita Intertribal Warrior Society"
Bone 85-0069 "Home Improvement"
Bone 85-0070
Bone 85-0080 "Wichita Thunder"
Bone 85-0081 "After Shock!"
Bone 85-0088
Bone 86-0095
Bone 86-0115 "Kansas Tail Wind"
Bone 86-0127 "The Kansas Lancer"
Bone 86-0129 "Black Widow"
Bone 86-0136
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| 419th Flight Test Squadron "Silent Sting" |
 
The 419th Flight Test Squadron is based out of Edwards AFB, California. The Mission of the 419th FLTS is to test upgrades on the B-1B and test possible new aircraft for the Wing. Nothing happens in the Wing without the 419th being involved. The 419th NEVER deploys for combat operations, but travel throughout the U.S. for testing purposes. |
| 177th Air Refueling Squadron |
  
177th VARS CO: Col. Ken "Mr. Bones" Swaegers
The 177th VARS supports the World Wide Mission of the 184th Wing by providing fuel any where any time.
| Info About the KC-135 |
Specifications |
| Primary Function: |
Aerial refueling |
| Contractor: |
Boeing Military Airplanes |
| Power Plant: |
Four CFM-International F108-CF-100 turbofans |
| Thrust: |
22,224 pounds (10,000.8 kilograms) each engine |
| Length: |
136 feet, 3 inches (40.8 meters) |
| Height: |
38 feet, 4 inches (11.5 meters) |
| Wingspan: |
130 feet, 10 inches (39.2 meters) |
| Speed: |
Maximum speed at 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) 610 mph (Mach 0.93) |
| Ceiling: |
50,000 feet (15,152 meters) |
| Weight: |
119,231 pounds (53,654 kilograms) empty |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight: |
322,500 pounds (145,125 kilograms) |
| Range: |
11,192 miles (9,732 nautical miles) with 120,000 pounds (54,000 kilograms) of transfer fuel. |
| Crew: |
Four or five; up to 80 passengers. |
| Date Deployed: |
August 1965. |
| Unit Cost: |
KC-135R, $53 million; KC-135E, $30.6 million; KC-135A, $26.1 million. |
| Inventory: |
Active force, 457; Reserve, 30; ANG, 158. |
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| Would you like to fly for the 177th VARS? |
Just send an e-mail to kenswaegers@hotmail.com and we will contact you as soon as possible. | |
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