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Feb 2, 2010
AIRBUS A330 MRTT/ KC-30A AUSTRALIANO/FIRST AUSTRALIA KC-30A TO PASS FUEL TO ANOTHER 'LARGE AICRAFT'
Según flightgolbal.com, el primer A330 cisterna/transporte de la Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana (RAAF)ha transferido combustible a un avión "grande". Uno de los cinco bajo pedido, designados como KC-30A, transfirió unas 30 tm de combustible a un E-3F AWACS de la Fuerza Aérea Francesa, en un lugar cercano a Getafe, dónde se están llevando a cabo las pruebas. Australia planea aceptar los 2 primeros KC-30A en el último cuarto de este año, con la intención de emplearlos con los Boeing F/A-18A. Los otros tres seguirán en el periodo 2011-12. La RAAF también desea adaptarlo paulatinamente a operaciones con F/A-18F Super Hornet, BAE Systems Hawk 127, Boeing C-17 y Boeing 737 AEW, y quizás en el futuro con el F-35. Los retos a que se enfrenta el KC-30A incluyen el mantenimiento de mantener la capacidad de reabastecimiento en vuelo, después de que el últimob Boeing 707 fuera retirado en Junio de 2008. El KC-30A también está configurado para transportar 272 pasajeros. Otros compradores de esta versión (A330 MRTT), son Arabia Saudí, Reino Unido, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Canadá y Alemania, y es candidato en concursos de Francia, India y Estados Unidos.
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The Royal Australian Air Force's first Airbus A330-based multirole tanker/transport has for the first time passed fuel to another large aircraft, moving the type closer to its delayed service entry late this year.
One of five RAAF-designated KC-30As on order, the modified airliner transferred almost 30t of fuel from its centreline boom to a French air force Boeing E-3F airborne warning and control system aircraft during two test flights conducted from Airbus Military's Getafe site near Madrid. Australia plans to accept its first two KC-30As in the fourth quarter of this year, with initial clearances being sought to refuel Boeing F/A-18A fighters and other KC-30As. The other three should follow in 2011-12. The RAAF also wants its new tankers to progressively support operations with the F/A-18F Super Hornet, BAE Systems Hawk 127 advanced jet trainer, Boeing C-17 strategic transport and 737-based Wedgetail airborne early warning and control system aircraft, and eventually with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Challenges facing the service's introduction of the KC-30A include maintaining air-to-air refuelling skills after having retired its last Boeing 707 in June 2008. In addition to providing AAR services, Australia's KC-30As are also being configured to carry 272 passengers and below-deck freight.
Other A330 MRTT buyers are Saudi Arabia, the UK and the United Arab Emirates, and to A310 tanker operators Canada and Germany. The A330 is also a candidate to meet requirements in nations including France, India and the USA.
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