PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - AirTanker Civilian Pilots
View Single Post
Old 22nd Apr 2009, 11:30
  #43 (permalink)  
cheese bobcat
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Spain
Age: 76
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
A330 Tanker - Yes Please!

As an ex-330 driver, I would have been only too glad to have the opportunity to fly as a reserve doing that sort of job. Unfortunately, I'm now too old.

My question is why wasn't the 330 pressed into service as a tanker much, much sooner. Carrying 110 tonnes of fuel and with a MTOW of 270 tonnes, it could probably carry 300 plus pongos as well.
cheese bobcat is offline