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Old 9th Dec 2018, 10:16
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Fareastdriver
 
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The Valiant had a 100% giveaway capability, but I think this was a legacy feature and not a deliberate design.
Not quite.

Max fuel of the BK1 was 80,165 lb with under wing and bomb bay tanks. The Pilots Notes give:

'The tanks used for transferable fuel have a total capacity of 46,248 lb, but 1,160 lb is not transferable. This gives a total of 45,088 lb of fuel which can be transferred from the Tanker to the Receiver.'
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