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![]() "Viperdoc" wrote in message . net... : You have to remember that tankers are an essential and valuable asset, and : the current ones are based on 707's. They are getting long in the tooth, : considering the hours and hard use they have endured. : : Even refurbishment in a depot can not always resurrect an old and tired : airframe. Simply put, the Air Force needs newer tanker assets, and it would : be simpler to modify an existing airframe rather than go through a clean : sheet design. : : The 777 is being considered now... |
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Blueskies wrote:
"Viperdoc" wrote in message . net... : You have to remember that tankers are an essential and valuable asset, and : the current ones are based on 707's. They are getting long in the tooth, : considering the hours and hard use they have endured. : : Even refurbishment in a depot can not always resurrect an old and tired : airframe. Simply put, the Air Force needs newer tanker assets, and it would : be simpler to modify an existing airframe rather than go through a clean : sheet design. : : The 777 is being considered now... Which is a much, much better airframe and systems platform than the 767. |
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