Tag: KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
A total of eight test flights were conducted and data are being analyzed to formulate the standard operating procedures when both types refuel in mid-air A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A aerial refueling tanker from No. 33 Squadron was at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in California from August to September for aerial refueling trials with the F-22. According to...
RAAF No. 33 Squadron and Aircraft Research and Development Unit worked with U.S. Navy VX-20 to conduct the trials from Naval Air Station Patuxent River Taken on May 29, 2018 the cool photos in this post show a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A belonging to No. 33 Squadron refuelling a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon belonging to VX-20 during trials...
This KC-30 air-to-air refueling with the B-52 is part of the tests conducted by RAAF Air Warfare Centre's Flight Test Program Taken this past September in the skies over California, the interesting picture in this post show a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport refueling a B-52 Stratofortress from Edwards Air Force Base (AFB). As explained by...
The two tankers delivered more than 600 thousand pounds of fuel to coalition aircraft supporting the liberation of Mosul As reported by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs in the article Interoperability accelerates fight against Da'esh, as the fight against Daesh continues, interoperability between allied forces is proving to be essential in the success of Operation Inherent...
