MaxSez: Lota talk about Aerial Refueling with a worn out 3 holer. Here’s that 3 holers replacement now in acceptance testing; The Boeing KC-46 (Pegasus)
Built on the Boeing B-767 airframe this is the ideal craft tfor this specialized job and a no brainer add to the IF inventory. The B-767 now in inventory just need a change of liverrfy and a few appendages. A snap job for the IF Programing Wizards. Makes sense to me!
General characteristics
Crew: 3 (2 pilots, 1 boom operator) basic crew; 15 permanent seats for additional/optional air crew members, including aeromedical evacuation crew members
Capacity: seating for up to 114 people, 18 463L pallets, or 58 patients (24 litters, 34 ambulatory)
Payload: 65,000 lb (29,500 kg)
Length: 165 ft 6 in (50.5 m)
Wingspan: 157 ft 8 in (48.1 m)
Height: 52 ft 1 in (15.9 m)
Empty weight: 181,610 lb (82,377 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 415,000 lb (188,240 kg)
Fuel Capacity: 212,299 lb (96,297 kg)
Maximum Transfer Fuel Load: 207,672 lb (94,198 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW4062 turbofan, 63,300 lbf[99] (282 kN) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 0.86 (650 mph, 1046 km/h)
Cruise speed: Mach 0.80 (530 mph, 851 km/h)
Range: 6,385 nmi (11,830 km) ; global with in flight refueling[99]
Service ceiling: 40,100 ft (12,200 m)
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