Naim 6 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 This is cool, see http://www.airtanker.co.uk . +++ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yusoff 1 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 A330 for a tanker? this is new... and cool... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) Pix looks like flightsim to me??? But wow... small-medium tanker kah?? kekeke.. note the windows.. u sure tankers brings passengers as well??? Edited October 2, 2007 by Ignatius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 Pix looks like flightsim to me??? But wow... small-medium tanker kah?? kekeke.. note the windows.. u sure tankers brings passengers as well??? Yes, that's flightsim pic. They just got contract from UK govt for the A332 tankers, so real ones not built yet. +++ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Smith 1 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 The only real ones built are currently being tested in preparation for delivery to RAAF 33sqn next year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 ... note the windows.. u sure tankers brings passengers as well??? Yes, yes, while not 'tanker-ing' can do passenger charter + cargo flights. +++ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitri Shukri 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 Isn't it the A330-200 that competed and loss with Boeing 767 for USAF future tanker? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 Yes, yes, while not 'tanker-ing' can do passenger charter + cargo flights. +++ Wooooo.... wicked Airtank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wai Hung 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2007 the a330 is more suitable compared to the 767 in my opinion the a330 have significantly more wingspan than the 767, minimizing the chance of the fighter jets hitting the horizontal stabilizer. info : a330 has 60.3 metres of wingspan while the 767 has only 47.57 metres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azmir I. 1 Report post Posted October 3, 2007 Isn't it the A330-200 that competed and loss with Boeing 767 for USAF future tanker? That contract to replace the urgently needed tanker was initially won by Boeing which was to supply about 100 B762 Tankers known in USAF as the KC45A but protest from the consortium Northrop-Grumman and EADS which proposed the A332 MRTT as the KC30 caused the contract to be reviewed by US DoD.The A332 MRTT has been ordered by the RAAF,RAF,UAEAF and RSAF(Saudi). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted October 3, 2007 Boeing have a very strong and well established lobby on the hill, US Congress is very unlikely to approve budget for non-US made KC-X tanker fleet. My bet; USAF choice is limited to KC-767 Advanced Tanker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtemujin 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) Airbus Military to table A330 tanker bids to France, Singapore By Craig Hoyle | 29 May 2013 Wednesday Airbus Military expects to secure a fresh batch of orders for its A330-based multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) before the end of this year, with contracts to potentially be agreed with at least two new operators. "We have a second wave of new tanker contracts, and a high probability to secure the majority of them in 2013," Rafael Tentor, head of programmes for light and medium aircraft and derivatives, said during a briefing at Airbus Military's San Pablo site in Seville, Spain on 29 May. The European company will table a best and final offer for a six-aircraft requirement in Singapore on 30 May, Tentor says. Further details of the bid are not being disclosed at this stage of the competition, which also involves the Boeing 767-based KC-46, in development for the US Air Force. Also on 30 May, Airbus Military will present a "binding offer" to France for a fleet of between 12 and 14 three-point tankers, Tentor says. France would become the first MRTT customer to receive A330s equipped with a cargo door, also enabling the type to carry freight loads on its upper deck, he adds. Meanwhile, the Indian government is expected to soon clear its planned purchase of an initial six A330 tankers, with Tentor saying that all documentation has now been agreed with the customer. A contract could be received as soon as September, but "within the year-end most likely," he adds, with the Indian air force order also to include options for additional examples. Longer-term, Tentor also believes the A330 will be a candidate for the USAF's future KC-Y tanker requirement. "We will be there; we will play the match," he says. Other potential sales targets for the MRTT cited by the company include Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia and Oman, along with possible repeat sales to Australia and Saudi Arabia. Fourteen A330 MRTT aircraft are currently operation with the air forces of Australia, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the United Arab Emirates, says Tentor, with this figure to increase to 17 before the end of 2013. Airbus Military will deliver its fifth Voyager tanker/transport to the UK on 29 May, with its sixth example to follow before the end of June. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-military-to-table-a330-tanker-bids-to-france-singapore-386429/ Edited May 29, 2013 by xtemujin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtemujin 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2013 Airbus Military has just completed a first test refueling pod on side, with a loan from Eurocopter EC725. The test is to validate the ability of the aircraft to refuel at low speeds from 105 to 130 knots.30 May 2013 Thursday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syukri 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2013 Its like tailor-made for RMAF operations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtemujin 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2013 It is still a long wait for the RMAF A400M in 2015. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
