On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 01:19:12 +0200, Roman J. Rohleder
wrote:
Peter Kemp schrieb:
(Airbus tankers)
Except for the Luftwaffe tankers it is currently building (IIRC first
flight was a couple of months ago)
Right, I remember a news footage on this.
Are these the Airbus currently used for passenger transport and
Medevac, the convertibles?
Yup, Multi Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) in Airbus speak.
Odd history, IIRC they were ordered by the GDR Interflug and taken
over by Luftwaffe after the reunification.
Really? I hadn't heard that. Odd world we live in.
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Peter Kemp
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