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Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2024, 18:09
Replies: 50
Views: 13,497
Posted By ORAC

Ot the best design I’ve seen - there was one...

Ot the best design I’ve seen - there was one published but vanished a few years ago….

Similar pressurised cockpit section to the above with a stealthy wing which flowed into a twin boom rear with...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2024, 14:22
Replies: 50
Views: 13,497
Posted By ORAC

https://theaviationist.com/2024/05/13/skunk-works-...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/05/13/skunk-works-release-new-kc-z-stealth-tanker-rendering/

Skunk Works Releases New KC-Z Stealth Tanker Rendering

Lockheed Martin’s highly secretive Skunk...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2023, 06:47
Replies: 50
Views: 13,497
Posted By ORAC

KC-Z becomes NGAS

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/08/02/us-air-force-to-issue-new-refueling-tanker-request-in-september/

US Air Force to issue new refueling tanker request in September

DAYTON, Ohio — The...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2023, 16:17
Replies: 50
Views: 13,497
Posted By ORAC

So, at a time when the threat is in the Pacific...

So, at a time when the threat is in the Pacific theatre where range and fuel offload is at a premium, they’re binning the KC-Y large KC-10 replacement to buy more shorter range KC-46.

That makes...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2023, 22:28
Replies: 50
Views: 13,497
Posted By ORAC

An interesting concept… The boom is as far...

An interesting concept…

The boom is as far back as possible and extends aft to allow a receiver to break away up, down, left or right and where the aerodynamics are least effected.

Put a boom...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2023, 16:03
Replies: 50
Views: 13,497
Posted By ORAC

As the write-up says, it’s just another iteration...

As the write-up says, it’s just another iteration of Boeing’s blended wing transport as a possible C-130/C-17 replacement.

Cant see it supplanting the C-130 because of turboprop advantages. The6...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2022, 14:33
Replies: 50
Views: 13,497
Posted By ORAC

S89, Not sure if that is still true. The...

S89,

Not sure if that is still true. The original plan was X was the KC-135 replacement, Y was the KC-10 replacement and Z was awaiting definition.

Latest stories have Y now being very much an...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2022, 12:21
Replies: 50
Views: 13,497
Posted By ORAC

The price of a 2005(ish) 777-300ER is about $40M,...

The price of a 2005(ish) 777-300ER is about $40M, conversion to a freighter about another $30M, so about $70M in all.

Problem being hardening the wiring and ARINC data-bus to the required...
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