Originally Posted by
tdracer
In short, yes, the KC-46 has demonstrated the ability to take off fully loaded from an 8,000 ft. on a plus 15 deg C day.
That's surprising. Not that it can take off inside 8,000 ft, but that it can actually operate from a 9,000 ft runway. The KC-767 can't do it with full fuel, nor could the variant offered to the UK.
What's the Balanced Field Length requirement with all 93 tonnes of fuel? My understanding is that it needs a longer runway than a 330 MRTT with 111 tonnes of fuel.