KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport. by blinkings
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This is the plane that refuelled the Super Hornets in my previous post. The KC-30A MRTT is fitted with two forms of air-to-air refuelling systems - an Aerial Refuelling Boom System mounted on the tail of the aircraft, which comprises a 'fly-by-wire' boom refuel system; and a pair of all-electric refuelling pods underneath each wing, which unreel a hose-and-drogue to refuel probe-equipped aircraft. These systems are controlled by an Air Refuelling Operator in the cockpit, who can view refuelling on 2D and 3D screens.
The KC-30A MRTT has a fuel capacity of more than 100 tonnes, and can remain 1800km from its home base with 50 tonnes of fuel available to offload for up to four hours.
You may also recognise that it started life as an Airbus A330 airliner!
Comments (9)
jayfar
Fantastic and if it should crash (Heaven forbid) what a ball of fire !!!
Faemike55
Cool capture
stnaper
Fantastic Planes my friend. I have about 8,000 pic's myself. It was good to view these again thanks. Stan
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
MrsRatbag
Wow, looks huge! Great capture!
kenmo
Super photo and capture....
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Great shot mate, is it me or do all aircraft that are not liveried for civil aviation, look very spooky. I certainly found that out being a few feet from all sorts.
debbielove
Yep lol Thought it was.. As long as I've read books, about history and aircraft etc.. Every time someone tries to make an aircraft (tank etc) that does more than one thing well, it falls flat on its face.. This is a fact.. I hope to hell that this time, just this one time it doesn't.. And don't get me started on that useless F-35 thing. Mind you Andrew, this is the very first time I've seen one in Rendo.. Credit to you for that.. Looks like you have U.K. weather this time lol Rob
danapommet
She is huge and great perspective with the ground crew around her!