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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2019, 15:45
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,046
Posted By Mil-26Man

Airbus and LM bidding together for KC-Y

Airbus and LM bidding together for KC-Y
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2019, 13:20
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,046
Posted By Mil-26Man

As an side, there's an interesting aspect to the...

As an side, there's an interesting aspect to the respective capabilities of both platforms in this Flight Global report from 2010, with Boeing criticizing the 'envelope protection system' of the A330...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2019, 13:50
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,046
Posted By Mil-26Man

So they opted against basing a freighter of an...

So they opted against basing a freighter of an airliner, and instead went with a freighter that is based on an airliner. Glad we cleared that up.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 14:57
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,046
Posted By Mil-26Man

That's simply not true. The mantra is, and has...

That's simply not true. The mantra is, and has always been that the MRTT doesn't need a cargo door because it retains all of its cargo capacity in the undefloor hold, but the option was there for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2014, 17:12
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,046
Posted By Mil-26Man

They did. KC-45 Aerial Refuelling Tanker...

They did.

KC-45 Aerial Refuelling Tanker Aircraft - Airforce Technology (http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/kc30tanker/)

Cargo

The main deck can carry 280 passengers or 26 463l...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2014, 14:03
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,046
Posted By Mil-26Man

All of which kind of leaves me scratching my head...

All of which kind of leaves me scratching my head then, wondering why the USAF actually chose the KC-45.

You said yourself, politics had a big part to play in them opting to go with the KC-46A at...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2014, 13:36
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,046
Posted By Mil-26Man

Boeing may lose money on the $4 billion EMD...

Boeing may lose money on the $4 billion EMD contract (the only contract so far awarded), but it will make this back in spades on the full-rate production contract. If it were any other way, they...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2014, 13:17
Replies: 1,259
Views: 583,046
Posted By Mil-26Man

For the same reason that the KC-46A needs them...

For the same reason that the KC-46A needs them and the MRTT doesn't, no? All of the former are unable to fully utilise their underfloor cargo spaces because of the need to fit auxiliary fuel tanks....
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