07 Dec 2005
767 tanker may have a new competitor: the 777
This has been rumored for some time, and the recent remarks about the Air Force requiring a multi-mission tanker might have given it the final kick:
The thinking is the larger 777 could be a multitasking plane, able to carry passengers and equipment, in addition to its role of inflight refueling, according to the report Monday.The 767 tanker — initially assembled in Everett and then shipped to Wichita, Kan., for modifications — is designed for the inflight refueling role alone.
Don’t do windows? Don’t bother applying.
December 7th, 2005 at 2:03 pm
Windows as in reboot
December 7th, 2005 at 2:09 pm
My girlfriend is a MacOs user. She doesn’t do Windows…
December 7th, 2005 at 3:06 pm
I just don’t get the sudden concern about carrying cargo in tankers. Existing tankers (KC-135 & KC-10) already have cargo carrying capability. The fuel is carried in what was the luggage/cargo spaces of the airframes, which leaves the main deck free for cargo. Even the old KC-97 could carry cargo and act as a refueler. Was there something different about the K-767 that was limiting it to strictly the tanker role?
December 8th, 2005 at 1:16 am
Unless they’re willing to recompile the 777 kernel in-flight, they better do Windows, and keep those auto-updates on!