Tonks wrote:HA ha ha... that's my career sorted! I have done 4 hours in the sim and it is an amazing ac, but I will certainly miss the 10! Still, hope to fly the old girl for a few months yet!
Tonks
You're a VC10 pilot? I'd love a flight on one of those. I wonder if you might be able to get me on board?
maybe they should do Farewell VC-10 flights lke BA did with Concorde Thanks for the information Dave im sure they say what the engines will be soon,
Wonder if the RAF will ever think of having an A318 VIP for the Queen flight
The Out-of-Service date for the VC10 is late 2013 so there is life in the old girl yet! Her days as a VIP carrier are long over though. The numbers of airframes will reduce over the next few years so do go and see them while you can!
Sorry Ant1981... we cannot fly civilians on the ac any more!
Tonks
And yes, the FSTA (or KC-30 as it will probably be known) will have RR engines!
Well I think the MOD will do a contract with HHA for them to fly hunters for the RAF soon and they sell the typhoon see the RAF being rebranded to Contract Royal Air Force people are saying on other fourms that they should buy the F-18 then the F-35B but thats another And Tonks calling it KC-30 makes me think an American tanker , I prefer to call it A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport)
DaveB wrote:That said, we are not in the same situation as the U.S. so are more likely to take what's on offer if the price is right
No doubt the MRTT is a pretty good airframe, but you have to remember that more isn't always better. KC-X has the requirements it does for a reason. The USAF has kept the KC-135 around for a specific reason and the KC-X is to replace it, not the KC-10. That is what the KC-Y program is for and where the MRTT should be marketed.
jab wrote:And Tonks calling it KC-30 makes me think an American tanker , I prefer to call it A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport)
Yeah, but KC-30 is the Australian designation for it. The US designation was/would be KC-45A.
Yes.. I agree that more isn't always better. For our part, the 330 is to replace both the VC10 and Tristar leaving us overall with less aircraft than those 2 fleets combined but with the same capability. We don't have the proliferation of types in service nor can we afford them so for us.. this fits our operational requirements much better
Thanks for the information Dave im sure they say what the engines will be soon, 
You was the best there ever was.
And Tonks calling it KC-30 makes me think an American tanker , I prefer to call it A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) 
