To: MediaMole
“Tankers should be simple, reliable and proven technology. Save the high tech for aircraft that have to face the enemy head on.” That would rule out the KC-767NewGen with the 75 % bigger LCD displays, with the yet to build 6th Gen boom, with the wing pod issue, with the strange cargo handling, ... .
13 posted on
03/24/2010 2:38:31 AM PDT by
MHalblaub
("Easy my friends, when it comes to the point it is only a drawing made by a non believing Dane...")
To: MHalblaub
What strange cargo handling?
15 posted on
03/24/2010 5:42:51 AM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: MHalblaub
That would rule out the Airbus A330 as it is all computer driven. LCD displays are jsut that they replace analog.. At least with the KC-767 you can take over full manual control. Unlike the Airbus,
16 posted on
03/24/2010 6:03:18 AM PDT by
cmdr straker
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