EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45
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The EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45 was a proposed aerial refueling tanker aircraft based on the Airbus A330 MRTT. The United States Air Force had ordered 179 KC-45As in the first stage of replacing the a
Rendering of KC-45 refueling a B-2
An Australian Airbus A330 MRTT (under designation KC-30) refueling an USAF F-16 jetfighter. The proposed KC-45 would have had a similar design and configuration to this KC-30.
Airbus A330
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The Airbus A330 is a wide-body airliner developed and produced by Airbus. Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid–1970s, giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the Airbus A340 q
EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45
…the narrow-body Airbus A320, which began operations on 14 September 2015. The A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is a military derivative of the Airbus A330 airliner. It is designed as a dual-role air refueling tanker and cargo transport aircraft. The wing air refueling pods are supplied by the British…
An Airbus A330-300 operated by Delta Air Lines, the largest operator of the family
Compared to the A330 twinjet (on ground), the heavier A340 (in flight) has four engines and a centre-line wheel bogie.
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