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Australian Airbus A-330 MRTT performs first nighttime refuelling

Arlington, USA - With several contacts with two F-16 fighters

The Airbus A-330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has achieved a new milestone with its first nighttime refuelling operation using the advanced Aerial Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) integrated on the first Australian A-330 tanker. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) A-330 MRTT transferred more than 3,300 (about 1500 kg) pounds of fuel through the ARBS during a multi-contact mission involving...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1111269
Rome, Italy, 11/11/2009 14:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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