Three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar foam test

Construction contractors and KC-46 Pegasus oversight teams perform a fire suppression system test in the newly-constructed, three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar May 12, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. In the event of a fire, high-expansion foam is dispensed from generators on the ceiling to cover aircraft inside and extinguish the flames. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar foam test

Foam from a fire suppression system covers an outline of a KC-46 Pegasus during a test May 12, 2017 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. To pass inspection, the foam must cover 90% of the aircraft within 60 seconds and a meter of the entire building within four minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar foam test

Foam from a fire suppression system pours from generators on the ceiling of a KC-46 Pegasus hangar May 12, 2017 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. A test was performed in the three-bay hangar as part of the final inspections to the building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar foam test

Foam from a fire suppression system fills a KC-46 Pegasus hangar during a test May 12, 2017 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The three-bay hangar is the largest of the three hangars built on McConnell to house the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar foam test

Published May 15, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Construction contractors and KC-46 Pegasus oversight teams perform a fire suppression system test in the newly-constructed, three-bay KC-46 Pegasus hangar May 12, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. In the event of a fire, high-expansion foam is dispensed from generators on the ceiling to cover aircraft inside and extinguish the flames. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)