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So what standard are the current in-service booms on KC135/KC10 designed to? Presumably they don’t have a problem refueling A10 aircraft?
The boom is designed to the spec in the contract. Sadly that spec was good for every plane except the A-10. USAF screwed up and provided the wrong spec for A-10. That's why this is the "first program change" on the program. Boeing paid for all the previous screw ups and delays. USAF pays for this one.