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Old 25th Aug 2010, 10:21
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Squirrel 41, you can bet that there would be fairly punitive financial terms attached if that happened.

FSTA will not equipped to operate in the receiver role.

The KC-30A is fitted with a boom system and UARRSI receptacle; the RAAF intends to operate in both tanker and receiver role.

Does the FCS cope? Yes - and there is an option to modify the control laws in the receiver role. Or at least there was planned to be - I don't know if it ultimately proved necessary:

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