Voyager with a boom?

[Onceapilot]

quote Sandiego89: "I say Voyager is an "improvement" in many ways".

of course, it is also NOT an "improvement" in many ways!

OAP

[Just This Once...]

Originally Posted by BEagle

The other advantage of including a UARSSI is that it would greatly ease the problem of maintaining boom operator proficiency with a predominantly probe-and-drogue air force.

Back to the fun of snake climbs and mutual exchange of fluids, perhaps...

Presumably a boom equipped Voyager could take fuel on from a suitable US tanker, even without a UARSSI.

[cessnapete]

I am not a technician, but the RSAF and RAAF have boom equipped Voyagers in service now.
Surely is it not just a fully tested mod to fit, that has all the drawings and test results already? i.e. as the RAAF are doing with the ex QF airframes.
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[Roland Pulfrew]

as the RAAF are doing with the ex QF airframes.

I thought that the RAAF jets were brand new build KC30As. I'm pretty certain none of the KC30 variants are pre-owned but are all new build.

[melmothtw]

That's correct for the airframes they have Roland, but they recently awarded a contract for the conversion of two further aircraft to Qantas ?Qantas to return two CIT A330s by end-2015 for MRTT conversion - 7/8/2015 - Flight Global

[Roland Pulfrew]

Thanks Mel, hadn't seen that article.

[D-IFF_ident]

The RAAF, RSAF and UAE AF & AD all have boom, UARRSI and P&D equipped A330 MRTTs in operational service. The RAF also have an A330 MRTT variant - same aircraft design, same OEM, operator's chosen name, different configuration options.