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The Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter.During the Cold War, the EC-135 was best known for being modified to perform the Looking Glass mission where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command post for the Strategic Air Command in the event of nuclear war.
On October 1, 1998, the United States Navy fleet of E-6Bs replaced the EC-135C in performing the "Looking Glass" mission, previously carried out for 37 years by the U.S. Air Force. Unlike the original Looking Glass aircraft, the E-6Bs are modified Boeing 707 aircraft, not the military-only KC-135.
The Airbus Helicopters H135 (formerly Eurocopter EC135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter.It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system (AFCS).
The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and modified by a number of companies, including General Dynamics, Lockheed, LTV, E-Systems, L3Harris Technologies, and used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.
The Boeing C-135 Stratolifter is a transport aircraft derived from the prototype Boeing 367-80 jet airliner [3] (also the basis for the 707) in the early 1950s. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave the aircraft the internal designation of Model 717, [4] a name later assigned to a completely different aircraft.
Boeing EC-135: Airborne Command Post, Airborne Launch Control Center, Tracking and Telemetry Platform, Airborne Radio Relay Boeing: Developed from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter. Replaced by the Boeing E-6 Mercury. Unknown 1965 Unknown Grumman EA-6B Prowler: Electronic warfare/Attack aircraft: Grumman. Northrop Grumman. Improved version of the ...
Historically, from 1967–1998, the ALCC mission was performed by United States Air Force Boeing EC-135 command post aircraft. This included EC-135A, EC-135C, EC-135G, and EC-135L aircraft. This included EC-135A, EC-135C, EC-135G, and EC-135L aircraft.
EC135, EC-135, or EC 135 may be: Boeing EC-135, a cargo airplane used for several U.S. Air Force missions. Eurocopter EC135, twin-engine civil helicopter