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To: cmdr straker
Just like the KC-45. KC-30 a330MRTT crap you’ve been spreading EADS has 1, 1 working boom. ! delivered to RAAF but not operational or flying as a tanker.

No, EADS has 1, 1 working boom mounted to an A310MRTT. They have a second boom mounted to an RAAF KC-30 that is functional but awaiting the fly-by-wire software being developed in the A310MRTT testbed.

How many 6th generation booms, that Boeing bid for the KC-X contract, are flying? What's that? Zero you say? True because the Japanese and Italian tankers are using a 5th generation boom. The 6th generation boom is still on paper. It's not even in prototype form yet.

205 posted on 07/17/2008 7:03:17 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: Yo-Yo

I’ll take the 6 flying 5th gen booms by Boeing anyday over over the 2 EADS anyday.

btw they have passed more fuel to more types of USAF aircraft then EADs


207 posted on 07/17/2008 7:14:22 AM PDT by cmdr straker
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