Seattle Royal Aeronautical Society

An Introduction to the KC-46 Tanker

Location: Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108-4097, Tel.: 206-619-5442

Date: 20 Sep 2011

Time:  6:00PM
 

Dennis Egan, KC-46 Tanker Program Vice President and Chief Engineer Air Vehicle IPT.

Dennis introduces the new KC-46 Tanker aircraft, in development for the United States Air Force.

The Boeing Company won a competitive bid on February 24, 2011 and the 767-based aircraft was well into engineering design.

Dennis provided an overview of the aircraft configuration, design, build integration and certification.

Speaker Profile: Dennis Egan will introduce the new KC-46 Tanker aircraft, which is currently in development for the United States Air Force. The Boeing Company won the competition on February 24, 2011 and the 767-based aircraft is well into engineering design. Dennis will provide an overview of the aircraft configuration, design, build integration and certification.

Dennis Egan has held a variety of Boeing executive positions including Director of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Technology, Deputy Program Manager for 787 Derivative Programs, and Director of BCA Payloads and Structures Engineering.