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Old 4th Feb 2019, 21:13
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KenV , the 'wiki' figure you quote for Maximum Take-Off Weight does not agree with the Airbus brochure figure for the A330MRTT, which is 233T (514 000 lb).

The same figure is quoted by Wikipedia, which further states that the OEW is 125T. Thus 125+111 exceeds MTOW by 3T, so my estimate of a day-to-day maximum fuel figure of 109T was fairly close, assuming rounding errors. Which means that with max fuel it cannot carry any cargo.

I have no idea why the 'normal' 242T MTOW for an A330-200 wasn't used for the MRTT.

Yes, vascodegama the comparison I was making between the KC-135 BDA and the Victor was indeed with the Mk20 wing pods. By choice I would prefer to prod the centreline, but we usually worked in pairs so were stuck with the pods.
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