USAF Boeing KC135 Stratotanker screaming power-up & loud takeoff

This exact one was built in 1959 the first one was.
They built these from 1957-1965.
And more than 100 of these are in service of course the usaf takes good care of them and maintenance these beautiful aircraft.

Being a retired KC135 Crew Chief. I miss that sound and power these engine give off. When your are inside during takeoff it such a feeling. sitting in the instructor seat you feel being pushed back into the seat is great, sitting in the jump seat, leaning to the side it such a rush. Working on them is the most rewarding feeling, when you know have good working plane. I miss working and being around them. I give anything to be back on them again.

Engine on this aircraft: CFM56-2

That's cool, but not loud. KC-135A burning water on take off, THAT'S loud!

I've never heard a loud jet that immediately gets quieter the instant it goes right past you. And no, don't tell me that's just the Doppler effect

Nothing loud about that at all. You want loud? Try the same airframe with four J57s at full water injection.

Second one was a very heavy girl, full of gas, took almost the whole runway distance before rotating <3

I work on these and let me tell ya, the sound these engines make never gets old

Polska pozdrawia!!;p 🇵🇱

This plane is Airbus a340

Not as much fun and excitement (or LOUD) as the original engines with water injection. Loved those MITOs.

Beautiful planes. Thank you for posting.

That thing looks heavy

Needs a little water injection.

These planes were built before the pilots who fly them today were even born. The old boeing 707 was built well and the military picked them up and upgraded engines and electronics and they continue to fly. They still have a sextant in the cockpit ceiling for nostalgia.

Those engines are absolutely massive

They're not loud at all compared to how they were with the old engines.

Dragonscreamin' lol

A beautiful aircraft

You don't know the meaning of screaming till you hear an "A" model KC-135 goes barreling down the runway. Nothing but lots of noise and smoke.

Look fantastic!

2 KC135 Takeoffs?!

They were real screamers when they had original J57 engines. Black smoke billowed, especially during water injected takeoffs!

I’ve worked on these beauties for the past 5 years and they are the best plane ever. Gonna miss them

Those things are totally crazy imo 👀

Boeing could in theory just use this and attach 2 turbofans on it and boom you got urself a long haul 737 xD

Sorry can't hear all that "screaming" power. (I spent most of my career on the B1-B.) All the same turning all that JP-8 into the sound freedom is awesome even if it is a gentle purr.

Great sound is wonderful,and sooo geil😁😁😉😉😉🥰🥰

Swept-wing ground-hugger...

Cfm 56?

I'm an old tanker guy... what do y'all think is original on the tankers today?

Just happened across this... Awesome vid! Was actually one of the aircrew on 8880 that morning. Just a short stay that time, but loved the visit in Australia!!!

Whe I worked on them they had J-57 with water injection, the turbofans were a logical choice 👍

Thats not loud at all and the CFM 56's it now has have been derated to 75% power. Now compared to when the A/C had the JT3's its really quiet.

Some pretty planes there. Especially the lead plane with its nose/cockpit window paint treatment.

AIR TANKER!

Wish they'd made a 707 BBJ with these engines and fuel capacity. 17000+ km of range... now that's VIP traveling. Would have cannibalised a few government SP sales though.

These are awesome you want loud. Dig up some old tanker clips with J 57 an water injection. They where loud

Those are the same engines on the DC8 with the bigger engines on them

Ouch, that’s loud!!😖

Sounds better than any current airliner!
Not even close.
Sounds like an old series DC 8 52

Everybody thinks they're based on the 707, but actually they are based on the unrelealized 717! The 17 was a slightly bigger 07 prototype,and it fit the military specs slightly better than the 07. It's been over 35 years since I read about this,but it seems like the 17 had wings better suited to later modifications, and Boeing just kept it in their pocket for this aircraft. Never a civilian version!

Beauties!!!!

just saw this passing over my house in England newcastle

Love the scream of those turbo fans. Beautiful piece of history. One of the greatest planes ever built for sure.

Hey, my former Squadron, Hi ANG, the KC-135R-still flying strong.

Jesus. That was loud. This is enough to SCARE CHINA.

I flew on one of these ( well at least tried to ) in the 1980s, before they re-engined the things. We never got off the ground. Both takeoff attempts were aborts - bad generator... This R ate up more runway than I would have expected?

Compared to the A model this sounds like a window fan.

You want to hear loud, one of these landed over my snow blower about 2:00 am on the overrun at Fairchild AFB in 1969. It was super foggy and the tower operator forgot we were out there. I heard a noise getting louder and louder but didn't have a clue what was happening until the landing lights came on. I could only sit and watch it go over at that point. Surprisingly, it was very quiet behind the engines, that was, until my shotgun driver woke up!