The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. The 509th and 43d Air Refueling Squadrons (Walker AFB, NM and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ respectively) were created in 1948 to operate the KB-29M tankers. [1]

Le Boeing KB-29 est une version du B-29 Superfortress destinée au ravitaillement en vol, développée après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il contribue de façon importante au développement de cette méthode de ravitaillement.

Two tanker versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. The B-29 played an important role in developing the effective use of aerial refueling during the late 1940s. The first aircraft produced for aerial refueling was the KB-29M tanker which used a flexible hose approach.

B-29轰炸机为平直翼四发气动布局，其命名延续自 B-17轰炸机，是美国陆军航空队在第二次世界大战亚洲战场的主力轰炸机，也是当时各国空军中最大型的飞机。 该机主要用于执行战略轰炸和远程轰炸任务，还可以作反潜、侦察和空中加油机使用，其运用了当时的先进技术，诸如座舱增压、前三点式起落架、高翼载和遥控机枪炮塔等，被誉为“超级空中堡垒” [2]。 B-29轰炸机由美国波音公司于1940年开始研制，1942年9月21日首飞 [2]，1945年8月向日本的广岛和长崎投掷了原子 …

The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. The 509th and 43d Air Refueling Squadrons (Walker AFB, NM and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ respectively) were created in 1948 to operate the KB-29M tankers.

2023年4月6日 · The KB-29P aircraft’s primary purpose was to perform in-flight refueling of other planes using the flying boom method. It differed from the standard B-29 plane by eliminating all defensive armament and installing specialized in-flight refueling equipment.

Two tanker versions of the B-29 Superfortress were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. The B-29 played an important role in developing the effective use of aerial refueling during the late 1940s. The first aircraft produced for aerial refueling was the KB-29M tanker which used a flexible hose approach.

波音的kb-29是由波音的b-29改良的美国空军空中加油机。该飞机主要有两种改进型kb-29m和kb-29p。第509次和第四十三次空中加油机中队使用kb-29m加油机。

During November 1950 converted into a KB-29P Superfortress aerial refueling tanker. Assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC), 2nd Air Force (2nd AF), 40th Air Division (40th AD), 31st SFW, 508th Air Refueling Squadron (508th ARS) based at Turner Air Force Base (Turner AFB) in Georgia. Call Sign "Kramer 31". Mission History

The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-2...

The Air Force responded by ordering more than 100 B-29s fitted with the flying boom system, designated the KB-29P. The first KB-29Ps went into service with the 97th Air Refueling Squadron at...

2009年3月5日 · A KB-29P from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., puts Strategic Air Command's long reach into practice by refueling an RB-45C of the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. ( U.S. Air Force photo)

2023年6月18日 · Five of these versions – F-13, KB-29M, KB-29P, SB-29, and WB-29 – were manufactured in large numbers. Notable among these were the KB-29M and KB-29P aerial refueling tankers, which served until they were replaced by the Boeing KC-97 in the mid-1950s. Another significant model was the B-29MR, which functioned as both a receiver and a tanker.

kb-29p 飞杆式加油机 鉴于软管加油系统的种种缺点，波音研发了至今仍在广泛使用的硬管式加油系统。 基本上去掉了软管式系统的软管和线缆，绞车和卷架。

KB-29P tankers, B-29s equipped with the Boeing flying boom, began operation in 1950. The boom became the primary method of aerial fueling and was later used on KC-97s and K-135 jet tankers.

kb-29p飞杆式加油机是在kb-29加油机的基础上改进而来的。主要是去除了kb-29加油机的软管和线缆，绞车和卷架。 在1950-51年间将116架b-29改装成kb-29p。1950年3月，首架kb-29p交付给了战略空军司令部。

The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. A KB-29M equipped with hose and drogue refuels a KB-29MR modified with a nose probe.

Boeing then developed the flying boom, an aerodynamically controlled swiveling and telescoping arm that could be guided into a receptacle on top of the receiving aircraft’s fuselage. In 1950, the KB-29P tankers, equipped with the flying boom, began operation. Between 1948 and 1951, 208 B-29s were converted for aerial refueling.

KB-29P tanker of 420 Air Refuelling Squadron based at RAF Sculthorpe (Norfolk) wearing the unit's triangular symbol on its fin. Displayed at the 1956 Armed Forces Day at RAF Burtonwood, (Lancashire). Built by Bell at Atlanta.

The Boeing KB-29 was a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. Two primary versions were developed and produced: KB-29M and KB-29P. The 509th and 43d Air Refueling Squadrons (Walker AFB, NM and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ respectively) were created in 1948 to