US Sends 'Nuke Sniffer' Plane on Western Pacific Mission
The WC-135R atmospheric collection aircraft fleet routinely conducts air-sampling missions globally, including over the Far ...
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Meet the Air Force's WC-135R 'nuke sniffer' aircraft designed to detect nuclear explosions
During Prupas' AFTAC tenure, a WC-135 and 40 airmen deployed to Japan to monitor the radioactive aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. The plane flew more than 51,000 ...
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WC-135 Constant Phoenix
Four Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 turbofans with thrust reversers The WC-135 Constant Phoenix is a militarized version of the Boeing 707 commercial airliner which is used to verify compliance of the ...