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AgustaWestland: final refuelling tests for the RAF AW-101 Merlin MK3

Cascina Costa, Italy - At 4,000 ft altitude and 127 knots speed

The AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin HH-71 Team successfully conducted aerial refuelling tests between a RAF AW-101 Merlin MK3 helicopter and an Italian Air Force C-130J tanker, further demonstrating the aircraft’s superior capabilities and low-risk approach for the US Air Force’s Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR-X) requirement. The successful fuel transfer occurred recently on England marking the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1086459
Rome, Italy, 02/28/2008 18:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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