Knowing Israel that is some sort of billion dollar stealth coating that renders the plane invisible in all spectrum's at the flick of a switch.... or its just old paint. And this is a KC135 really.
@@cowboymickey You will be surprised, but the United States and Great Britain still have planes, 707 and they are older than Israel. By the way, it ordered new 767 planes
This is a KC-135 tanker, the USAF’s counterpart to the Boeing 707. I’ve never seen the Israelis ‘rename’ the F4s and F15s they got from us, so I doubt they refer to this aircraft as a 707. BTW, I might’ve worked on this aircraft back in the 70s!
It's a civilian 707, converted to a tanker by IAI (Israeli Air Industries). They purchase used 707s, install a boom and since there's no boom operator pit, they've designed a replacement- a stereoscopic CCTV camera, and the boom operator flies the boom while looking at TV monitors inside the passenger compartment. These planes used to be painted white. The new color grey scheme really make it look like a KC-135, but it is definitely not one- have you ever seen a KC-135 with a row of passenger windows?.
Israel has upgraded all fighter jets with Israeli technology,weapon systems, radar and electronic warfare.No Israeli fighters jet is like American fighter jets
@@gabrieljoseph6310 What Pepe wrote is that Israel never changed the name of the aircraft (ex. F-15 remained F-15 and not F-215). However I agree that IAF planes are unique sub-models with better avionics, usually with their own unique sub-model designation (F-15I, F-16I, or simply a Hebrew name (ex. Baz Meshupar = upgraded F-15 Eagle models A,B,C,D) The IAI naming upgraded 707 planes with a new name (E for AWACS, K for tanker) is justified because plane's main role has been altered.
I wouldn't have thought that Israel would have such a sorry looking aircraft. I'd have thought they would have either their own Israeli made aircraft or a 767 like the Italians. And those engines must be fairly difficult to source nowadays.
![MUST HEAR!!! Boeing 707 Takeoff: Four JT3D turbofan engines giving their best & loudest! [AirClips]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EI3owgIj6zs/mqdefault.jpg)
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The best jet sound!😍
Now that's a proper sound ! I miss that sound so much, nowadays planes sound like lawn mowers.
It just looks so tired, an old lady with a brave face.
She did look very weatherbeaten...you'd think they could afford something new!
Knowing Israel that is some sort of billion dollar stealth coating that renders the plane invisible in all spectrum's at the flick of a switch.... or its just old paint.
And this is a KC135 really.
@@cowboymickey U.S. State Dept Approves Sale Of 8 Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Tankers To Israel - th-cam.com/video/0TdFOWiVRt8/w-d-xo.html
@@cowboymickey You will be surprised, but the United States and Great Britain still have planes, 707 and they are older than Israel. By the way, it ordered new 767 planes
Awesome video Gareth, move of the year at PIK
Cheers Jim, hopefully even better to come over the year!
I remember landing there on a C-118 Liftmaster in 1962. It was Prestwick Air Force Base then.
Great video! Would have loved to see that! 🛫✈️
Thanks...sounded amazing!
Looks like a re-fuelling tanker KC135
I migrated to Australia in 1964 flying in a 707. that plane is bloddy auld .
Aye...she looks it too!
This is a KC-135 tanker, the USAF’s counterpart to the Boeing 707. I’ve never seen the Israelis ‘rename’ the F4s and F15s they got from us, so I doubt they refer to this aircraft as a 707. BTW, I might’ve worked on this aircraft back in the 70s!
It's a civilian 707, converted to a tanker by IAI (Israeli Air Industries). They purchase used 707s, install a boom and since there's no boom operator pit, they've designed a replacement- a stereoscopic CCTV camera, and the boom operator flies the boom while looking at TV monitors inside the passenger compartment.
These planes used to be painted white. The new color grey scheme really make it look like a KC-135, but it is definitely not one- have you ever seen a KC-135 with a row of passenger windows?.
Israel has upgraded all fighter jets with Israeli technology,weapon systems, radar and electronic warfare.No Israeli fighters jet is like American fighter jets
@@gabrieljoseph6310 What Pepe wrote is that Israel never changed the name of the aircraft (ex. F-15 remained F-15 and not F-215).
However I agree that IAF planes are unique sub-models with better avionics, usually with their own unique sub-model designation (F-15I, F-16I, or simply a Hebrew name (ex. Baz Meshupar = upgraded F-15 Eagle models A,B,C,D)
The IAI naming upgraded 707 planes with a new name (E for AWACS, K for tanker) is justified because plane's main role has been altered.
No it's not KC 135.
It's 707-320 with boom
My god, Israel still had these in 2017?
They still have them in 2019.
if it ain't broke , why fix (or upgrade ) it ?
U.S. State Dept Approves Sale Of 8 Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Tankers To Israel - th-cam.com/video/0TdFOWiVRt8/w-d-xo.html
Also in 2020
@@GilZu they still are
Are they
Poor old girl looks terrible. Least they could do is give her a fresh coat of paint. Not that difficult.
probably hasn't been weather proofed against the Scottish weather !!
Big job
Want to do it
I wouldn't have thought that Israel would have such a sorry looking aircraft. I'd have thought they would have either their own Israeli made aircraft or a 767 like the Italians. And those engines must be fairly difficult to source nowadays.
Lovely to hear though...
Who said he does not have them?
Same engines as the B52 so they’re still supported
These old b707 serve as tankers. No idea why they keep them tbh. Otherwise their airforce is extremely modern