· The U.S. Air Force has instructed KC-46Pegasus crews to significantly reduce their reliance on the jet's onboard Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) due to ongoing operational difficulties. · The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46Pegasus air refueling tanker fleet is experiencing problems with its auxiliary power unit (APU), a small secondary turbine engine at the back of the plane that primarily provides electricity to run systems prior to the startup of the main engines. The U.S. Air Force is encountering problems with its fleet of Boeing KC-46Pegasus aerial refueling and transport aircraft. According to The War Zone, auxiliary power units (APUs) on some... · The U.S. Air Force has recently paused deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46Pegasus tanker aircraft and launched a fleet-wide inspection on the 89 aircraft currently in service. · KC-46APegasus is a tanker aircraft set to replace the ageing KC-135. Before the deliveries even started, problems had started plaguing the 'Pegasus Program'. · Airmen at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., are working on a device that will start up the KC-46 refueling tanker faster and cut down the time it takes for crews to take off and gas up aircraft in need. · DAYTON, Ohio— The troubled KC-46 tanker has yet another problem Boeing has to fix on its own dime, the Air Force said Tuesday. It’s in the engine: vibrations from the fuel pump are damaging...
