Midnight Mike
2008-03-24, 11:55 PM
WOW!
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish ... 015356.php (http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/airforce/US_Air_Forces_New_Tanker_Cannot_Refuel_the_V-22100015356.php)
The United States Air Force recently awarded a contract to build its new aerial refueling platform to the European defense consortium EADS. Incredibly, sources inside the Pentagon reveal the EADS design is unable to refuel the service's revolutionary new tilt-rotor V-22 aircraft.
According to a "Key System Requirements Comparison" compiled by the Air Force and acquired by TankerBlog.com, while the Boeing tanker provides refueling options "throughout the entire flight envelope," the EADS plane provides "no tilt rotor refueling... "
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish ... 015356.php (http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/airforce/US_Air_Forces_New_Tanker_Cannot_Refuel_the_V-22100015356.php)
The United States Air Force recently awarded a contract to build its new aerial refueling platform to the European defense consortium EADS. Incredibly, sources inside the Pentagon reveal the EADS design is unable to refuel the service's revolutionary new tilt-rotor V-22 aircraft.
According to a "Key System Requirements Comparison" compiled by the Air Force and acquired by TankerBlog.com, while the Boeing tanker provides refueling options "throughout the entire flight envelope," the EADS plane provides "no tilt rotor refueling... "