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Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
Buddy tanking is a TERRIBLE idea.
Originally posted by aerospaceweb
Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
Buddy tanking is a TERRIBLE idea.
I think the Navy is starting to realize that its tanking capabilities are insufficient. I read recently that they've asked the competitors in the Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) program to provide information on the feasibility of including refueling capability in their designs. The MMA is a replacement for the P-3 Orion and EP-3 land-based patrol aircraft, so the new plane would still be a land-based tanker rather than part of a carrier wing. The competitors for the MMA contract are Lockheed Martin offering an upgraded P-3 variant and Boeing offering a version of the 737.
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Originally posted by aerospaceweb
Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
Buddy tanking is a TERRIBLE idea.
I think the Navy is starting to realize that its tanking capabilities are insufficient. I read recently that they've asked the competitors in the Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) program to provide information on the feasibility of including refueling capability in their designs. The MMA is a replacement for the P-3 Orion and EP-3 land-based patrol aircraft, so the new plane would still be a land-based tanker rather than part of a carrier wing. The competitors for the MMA contract are Lockheed Martin offering an upgraded P-3 variant and Boeing offering a version of the 737.
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Originally posted by COOL HAND
They are asking if the ability to be refueled can be incorporated into the design. It would be able to use a AF style of refueling system, vice the navy probe and drogue. That would allow the aircraft to stay on station longer, or take off with a higher payload and then immediately refuel in flight.
Originally posted by jetsetter
[The upgraded P-3 won the contract.
Originally posted by roniii259
What about the S-3? it can go on carriers and refuel
Originally posted by roniii259
What about the S-3? it can go on carriers and refuel
Originally posted by jetsetter
These type of aircraft were never ment to fit on an aircraft carrier. You need a larger aircraft to do the job.
Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
The KA-6D Tanker could dispense 24,000 lbs of fuel just for refueling other aircraft. That's A LOT of fuel. And it could fit on an aircraft carrier!
Originally posted by roniii259
Id rather have a maintenance heavy tanker than no tanker at all.