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To: spokeshave

It’s all in metric now.
The tanker will have GE Engines, and all the refueling and navaids will be installed in a plant to be built in Georiga,
USA. 4000 pers employed.

USAF wanted an AC Tanker with 2X capacity of KC-135 —
Boeing didn’t come up with the required AC as spec’d.


18 posted on 02/29/2008 7:31:15 PM PST by TaMoDee
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To: TaMoDee

And it’s likely that the KC-45 won’t be using the CF6-80 variant now used, but likely a modified GENx engine. This will lower fuel burn, which improves the range over the current A330-200F.


31 posted on 02/29/2008 7:41:42 PM PST by RayChuang88
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