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Airbus A330 MRTT/KC-30 of the RAAF with refuelling drogues deployed. The Airbus A330 MRTT is the Multi-Role Transport and Tanker (MRTT) version of the A330-200, designed for aerial refuelling and strategic transport. [167] As of November 2020, approximately 60 orders had been placed for the A330 MRTT by air forces of thirteen countries.
When Airbus launched its A330 twin-jet in June 1987, its only engine options included the General Electric CF6-80C2 and the Pratt & Whitney PW4000. [3] Rolls-Royce was studying whether to launch a RB211-700, 65,000 lbf (290 kN) development of the RB211 for the A330, the long-range Boeing 767 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11, derived from the Boeing 747-400's -524D4D, with growth potential to 70,000 ...
The first pair of engines were shipped to Airbus in June 2017. [5] It made its first flight on 19 October 2017 aboard its A330neo application, directly after ground testing which included altitude, icing, cross-wind, noise and cyclic testing in the USA, and endurance, operability and functional performance testing in the UK.
The Advantage 70 upgrade package for the PW4168A, which powered around one-third of the active Airbus A330 fleet, was launched at the 2006 Farnborough Airshow, increasing thrust to 70,000 lbf (311 kN), and reducing fuel burn by about 1.2% as well as overall operating costs by as much as 20%.
Data from A330 MRTT, KC-30, Airbus A330 General characteristics Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 AAR operator Capacity: Various passenger configurations are available including 291 passengers (United Kingdom) and 8 military pallets + 1LD6 container + 1 LD3 container (lower deck cargo compartments) Payload: 45,000 kg (99,000 lb) non-fuel payload Length: 58.80 m (193 ft) Wingspan: 60.3 m (198 ft) Height: 17 ...
At the Boeing 787 launch in 2004, Airbus' initial response was an improved A330. After negative feedback from airlines and lessors, the A350 XWB became a new design in 2006. After the A320neo launch in December 2010 and its commercial success, the largest airline of Malaysia – an all-Airbus operator – AirAsia asked Airbus to re-engine the ...
The Airbus A330-200 aircraft requested a priority landing and taxied to the gate under its own power, a spokesperson for Australia's largest airline said. Qantas engineers are inspecting the ...
In 2016, Airbus re-engineered the narrow-body family, in a programme called the A320neo (new engine option). A340-600. The wide-body programme led to the introduction of the four-engine A340 in 1991 and the twinjet A330 in 1992. At that time, Airbus wanted to offer four-engined jet aircraft to allow for longer transatlantic and transpacific ...