Originally Posted by
KenV
Interesting. The MRTT both Northrop Grumman and Airbus offered to USAF had ONLY wing fuel. No belly fuel. None. It could not reach max take off gross weight (MTOGW) with fuel alone. The RAF must have installed additional tankage in their Voyagers.
No airliner has ever been designed to be able to reach MTOGW with fuel alone and no payload.
No, the offer to the USAF had the A330 standard fuel configuration. The RAF also have the standard configuration. The MRTT for the other markets has the standard configuration. No extra tanks were fitted or need to be fitted. No, the standard A330 does not have fuel only in the wings. The fuel load has already been covered.
You say you were on the NG team that offered the A330??
