Have they sussed out where they can stick Mk32 pods yet?
They had these lovely pictures when they were about to hang them off the Tri-motor - only to find there wasn't anything they could attach the bolts to.
Naughty Lockheed had a weaker outer wing structure to save weight and a bunch of accelerometers - not territory to hang a refuelling pod off.
Of course NOBODY knew this when the RAF were politically saddled with the wrong aircraft. Had they used Lakers DC10s, there wouldn't be the need for new kit yet.
Oh well, I'm glad we've got several handfuls of air officers looking this project now - bound to get it right . . .