ADi News2011-09-02 12:04:11
Cobham Receives First Airbus Military A330 for Conversion into RAF Voyager
Cobham has received the first of 12 Airbus Military A330-200 aircraft at its Bournemouth facility for conversion into "Voyager," the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) -- a variant of the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) -- for the Royal Air Force. This aircraft is the first to be converted by Cobham in the United Kingdom.
As part of the Voyager conversion, Cobham will install a pair of its fifth generation wing-mounted 905E aerial refuelling pods to all 12 aircraft; seven Voyagers will also be fitted for Cobham's 805E centre-line mounted fuselage refuelling units.
The first two Voyager aircraft underwent conversion at Airbus Military's facility in Getafe, Spain. In all, the RAF will operate a fleet of 14 Voyagers by the second half of this decade to replace its existing fleets of TriStar and VC10 aerial refuelling aircraft.
Cobham has received the first of 12 Airbus Military A330-200 aircraft at its Bournemouth facility for conversion into "Voyager," the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) -- a variant of the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) -- for the Royal Air Force. This aircraft is the first to be converted by Cobham in the United Kingdom.
As part of the Voyager conversion, Cobham will install a pair of its fifth generation wing-mounted 905E aerial refuelling pods to all 12 aircraft; seven Voyagers will also be fitted for Cobham's 805E centre-line mounted fuselage refuelling units.
The first two Voyager aircraft underwent conversion at Airbus Military's facility in Getafe, Spain. In all, the RAF will operate a fleet of 14 Voyagers by the second half of this decade to replace its existing fleets of TriStar and VC10 aerial refuelling aircraft.
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