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Friday, February 18, 2011

Airbus Military A400M begins refuelling trials with RAF VC10

A400M - VC10Airbus Military has performed an initial series of air-to-air refuelling trials of the A400M airlifter using a Vickers VC10 tanker of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) operating from Toulouse.

A400M development aircraft Grizzly 1 executed a series of dry contacts with the VC10´s fuselage-mounted hose drum unit (HDU) on the first day of the trials on 15th February.

The RAF is one of the launch customers for the A400M.

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