KenV wrote:
Interesting. Wiki claims the source of their data is Boeing, and according to wiki, the "Takeoff distance at MTOW (sea level, ISA)" is 8,300 ft for both the -200ER and the -300ER.
You're not seriously expecting anyone to believe
wiki as your reference source, are you?
Did you even
know the capability of the Northrop Grumman offer?
As for
In some tankers, the payload fuel can only be offloaded and cannnot be transferred to the wing tanks for use by the engines.
Oh really? Which tankers? Apart from the KC-135Q, that is.
If the level of knowledge you've exhibited on this forum is anything to go by - and you really worked for them, it's hardly surprising that Northrop Grumman's offer failed.