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KC-46 Tanker aircraft completes FAA certification

It will refuel US, allied and coalition military planes

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker aircraft program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refuelling and mission avionics systems meet FAA requirements. The milestone marks completion of KC-46 FAA certification.To receive its STC, Boeing’s team completed a series of lab, ground and flight tests, which commenced in 2015. As part of the...

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Everett, Usa, 09/05/2018 10:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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