Originally Posted by
Just This Once...
In round figures, if you fill the A330-300 till every tank is full you still have well over 10 Tonnes of freight to offer in an otherwise empty and voluminous lower cargo bay, with the pax fit still installed above.
Interesting. Earlier in this thread Beagle claimed the opposite for Voyager. Kinda goes to show you need to carefully define terms.
Another interesting point is why would an airline operating an A330-300 airliner fill the tanks completely full of gas and then haul 10 tons of cargo while leaving the passenger compartment empty? Honestly, what airline has such an operating requirement? In other words, having a capability and having a
useful capability are clearly two different things. And USAF's tanking requirements were based on actual useful needs. Both the KC-46 and A330MRTT meet or exceed those requirements. 'nuff said.