Lockheed Martin unveils wing-body tanker concept for refuel stealth aircraft

Oh this model is hot. Lockheed just showed off this model for the new Air Force KCZ Stealth Tanker concept. 

As you can see on the base this is a Skunk Works project. So it's super secret. And sexy as hell.

Lockheed is the same company that developed other Top Secret aircraft like the SR-71.

And more than likely they will be testing this over at Area 51.

If you want to know the rational behind a stealth tanker. Most tankers have to stay out of weapons range. So that means that most fighters have to go in and come back out to refuel. Hence wasting even more fuel. With a stealth tanker, the tanker can go in with the strike package. And remain above the action and let the bombers refuel and stay above the combat area longer.

Lockheed Martin has unveiled its concept of next-generation wing-body tanker aircraft for refuel fighters like the F-22 and F-35. That was reported by Graham Warwick.

The concept of new stealth tanker aircraft was displayed for the first time at AIAA SciTech Forum. Lockheed has already begun wind-tunnel testing on a four percent scale model of a new Hybrid Wing Body (HWB) airlifter designed for maximized aerodynamic efficiency. As Lockheed’s aerospace engineers conduct flight tests on the 45-pound HWB model, they could use the data not only to develop the HWB but also to jumpstart a tanker program with a similar blended wing-body design.

The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command recently announced the “KC-Z” program intended to develop a next-generation tanker aircraft—one that could fly into dangerous airspace to support stealth strike fighters like the F-22 and F-35—by 2035.

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