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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Airbus Military A330 MRTT refuels second A330 MRTT

A330 MRTTTo-date three such flights have been performed, the latest one being part of the certification flight trials.

This type of operation further illustrates the capability of the new-generation A330 MRTT tanker to refuel any kind of large receiver, even wide-body aircraft like another A330 MRTT or receiver aircraft with complex aerodynamics such as the E-3 AWACS tested in February.

It also demonstrates the capability of the aircraft as a receiver and means that the A330 MRTT is now both the largest aircraft to have refuelled an A330 MRTT and the largest to have received fuel from it.

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