Airbus A330 Voyager (MRTT) (RAF)

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how easy is it to load the Voyager for Aeromed the VC10 had the cargo door to load stretcher cases

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Yes I know the C17 is the platform of choice for CCSAT but one of Voyagers roles is Aeromed so has this been exercised? You can't always rely on getting the Aircraft of choice.

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Voyager has no cargo doors on the main deck, but it isn't an issue for loading Aeromeds. Voyager flew plenty out of the 'Stan.

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seated casualties or stretcher cases?

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Both..........................

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Will Mrs May be using....er May force one? for her trip to the G20

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JayDee wrote:Will Mrs May be using....er May force one? for her trip to the G20
Undoubtably. You don't go spending millions on a high profile official government plane, then go charter a BA flight instead. ;)

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May Force One departed Heathrow Airport today.

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Ther-easy Jet leaves for G20.... 23 minutes late!

Apparently, Bank Of England governor Mark Carney got stuck in traffic and had to be fetched and police escorted to the airport which delayed the takeoff of Ther-easy Jet by 23 minutes!

Theresa May arrives at G20 aboard ZZ336

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The Voyager has now reached Full Operational Capability. The article also states the possibility of some Voyagers being fitted with a probe and also some of the new A400 being equipped for refuelling in far off places such as the Falklands.

http://www.janes.com/article/64350/airt ... ager-fleet

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Option was always there, I believe.

Just a matter of the cash required to do it through the contract. Companies are more than happy to "break contract" so long as the payment gets brought in for its "penalty".

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bobp wrote:The article also states the possibility of some Voyagers being fitted with a probe
I think you mean a Boom.

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Are the UK MRTT fitted with a boom receptacle?

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Nope, cant refuel each other, It wouldn't look right on a commercial jet.
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shark bait wrote:Nope, cant refuel each other, It wouldn't look right on a commercial jet.
Jeez they really short changed, no boom or recepticail, can't tip up the relieving aircraft if need

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ZZ336 arrived at Heathrow from Brize last night. I presume its being used by Theresa May today to visit Donald Trump!
https://planefinder.net/flight/RRF37/ti ... 5:00%20UTC

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An idea to put to Trump: "I hear that you are having trouble with the new Air Force One design - why don't you just have a tanker converted, like I did"
- oh, wait! The tanker design is also in trouble. Hmmm...
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She's on her way, callsign Kittyhawk 37...


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ZZ336 arrives in Philadelphia

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^ Theresa May arrives in Philadelphia ahead of her Friday meeting with Donald Trump.

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Theresa May heads from Andrews Air Force Base, US to Ankara,Turkey for post-Brexit talks.

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Interesting, will be curious to see what comes of it, hopefully promising news.

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Defiance wrote:Interesting, will be curious to see what comes of it, hopefully promising news.
Interesting timing for a trip to Turkey. Is she trying to put the squeeze on the EU or wind them up? Or both?

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