How Airbus transforms the Airbus A330 aircraft into a A330 MRTT

[@Nbolanos0624]

I like the stab at Boeing... we make sure our tankers don’t have any FOD. 😂😂

[@andrewdouglas9438]

Stab at Boeing. Nope. Read the post!

[@dcviper985]

@@andrewdouglas9438 It was definitely a dig at Boeing. USAF has refused delivery on several KC-46 (767 based tanker) because of trash, debris, and tools left inside the airplane.

[@jouniairplanevideos]

but these have less performance so no, please buy Boeing Netherlands Government

[@1chish]

@@jouniairplanevideos Sorry but how on earth is the A330 MRTT in any way inferior to the KC-46? You really want that boondoggle clusterfuck KC-46? It doesn't work as designed, cannot fuel via it Boom and when it did it damaged receiving aircraft. It has crap in the wings and tanks, has fuel leaks from those tanks and is unsafe for passengers and freight. Its 3 years late and $4 Bn over budget and won't be IOC until 2023. I thought you Dutch were a bit smarter. At least the MRTT works every time and it carries more fuel (111 Te to 96 Te) so it can loiter in theatre longer. Serving in 7 Air Forces with 60 delivered. No failures.

[@jouniairplanevideos]

@@1chish the problems are not a good sign, we all know. But the KC46 is an better design. Its based on the 767F. That plane is in production for years, and already designed to its maximum. That means the airframe is cheaper to build so more money could be used for more modern and extra systems aboard. That's why the problems costs more. They build an KC46 for around 200 milion dollars including the new stuff. But you already tell Boeings problems. So unfortunally its costs are going up. An 330 costs 250 milion dollars with less performance. Such as less range, less freight capacity and some older technics even its new. Last but not least: its version is the wrong one. The 330F had to be used not the person version. We could say both failed, but in there own way. Airbus design, Boeing has problems with destiny. Boeing must always be the one with problems. Boeing can't be blamed for everything, some errors are supplier problems. Examples are batteries, engines, crashes with pilot error or weather problems, even there own staff that doesn't work according to the rules. The Boeing pleague could be the name.

[@AeroNest5]

The digital and VR enhancements in manufacturing are off the hook!!

[@l33wan]

Just my 2 cents, if they had installed a main deck cargo door like it is on the A330F, it could have been an all rounder. It could have carried cargoes for humanitarian missons.

[@bd5av8r1]

The American requirement specified a side cargo door (KC-45) back during that next fueler competition.

[@fiercedevil6955]

Just imagine being like: I flew on a plane that is now a tanker.

[@encinobalboa]

I flew on a 707, the father of all jet tankers.

[@slplanespotting]

@@encinobalboa lucky

[@Aviationgeek21]

@@encinobalboa awesome

[@PeterVanOorschot]

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[@Aviationgeek21]

@@PeterVanOorschot Airliner

[@slplanespotting]

Imagine if all the A340s currently being retired were bought by an air-force for conversion into a tanker!

[@MarkzOng]

345 is a fuel eating monster ...

[@lairbussologue8703]

Fuel consumption...

[@davedaihatsu2585]

@@MarkzOng I hate to burst your bubble but what you're saying is not entirely correct and if fuel efficiency was really a serious concern, Airbus would have offered the the newer A330Neo instead. simpleflying.com/airbus-a330-vs-a340/#:~:text=According%20to%20this%20source%2C%20an,km%20(72%20mpg%E2%80%91US)

[@derpyto3z]

Imagine taking an a340 removing the two outboard engines and using a330 engines on the inner engines

[@linchester8464]

@@derpyto3z is that what the A350 or A330 is supposed to be? A340 with 2 engines = A350/A330

[@meertenwelleman4600]

The Royal Netherlands Airforce received it's first MRTT just last week. Looks great.

[@alvaromartinez8209]

Are they fully owned? I read in the Luxembourg press that they would share the cost of the planes with the RNAF, but I do not know what happened at the end.

[@LudoRozenboom]

Inderdaad Meerten het is een prachtig vliegtuig. Alleen vond ik de KDC-10 ook heel mooi

[@meertenwelleman4600]

Mooier eigenlijk, maar de Airbus is okee.

[@meertenwelleman4600]

Sorry, don't know any details, but I'm sure the planes are bought by the government.

[@thomashoefnagels8519]

Alvaro Martinez it is not full owned nato owned that plane

[@ROMEROME1990]

The United States Air Force seriously need to invest into the Airbus A330 MRTT (KC2 Voyager). What’s work of art.

[@justmilan862]

7:36 When the Airbus A330 Feeds the Boeing F18 Hornets...

[@dcabanillas1]

Great english of Coslada. XD

[@kmlvr89]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ataulfo943]

Jajajajajajajajaj No entiendo porque no hablan en español con subtitulos en inglés, habría quedado bastante mejor...

[@byfebra9475]

Kajajajajajajajajaj acento 100% español

[@bozabozar7364]

Who thought their earphones were broken when they started watching this?

[@Anjan_Sarkar]

Same here

[@lithostheory]

Lol, multi billion euro company can’t even do proper audio in a KZbin video.

[@rosendosolesainz5059]

?????????????😨

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Fantastic video, congratulations!

[@ianstewartorr8455]

Wonderful airbus I was there at prestwick that day when the A 380 flew over I never got the size until I seen one flying with emerates painted underneath

[@finngarringo6882]

I hope they let the people speak in Spanish. Some of them struggled and it pained me to watch them tried.

[@banchnotok]

This is Airbus not Casa

[@neiljamison6415]

Maybe they want to communicate in english, after all english is the international language of aviation and business.

[@jcm4377]

Yeah...even a cow speaks better English!!!:)

[@daniellamb4974]

True! His english is not the best 🤣🤣🤣😅

[@fatdoi003]

being part of multi national company.... English is the common language for them

[@wiryantirta]

0:20: Boeing on making the KC-46 "what does that mean"

[@johnpaul4660]

I Love Airbus 😍😍😍😘😘😘

[@andrewdouglas9438]

Your love of Airbus is based on what? Sitting in the back with a glass of cheap wine and a cheese sandwich or something more tangible

[@plutoooooooooooooo]

@@andrewdouglas9438 Don't judge what one likes.

[@pandibbarman]

Maybe because their airplanes doors don't blow open mid flight 😂​@@andrewdouglas9438

[@claytonkikugawa6657]

Brazil has Just bought two of them. Theyre going to bem converted in Spain. It takes longs 18 months to bem totally operational.

[@Chrusher09]

An multi million dollar company and mono sound in the interviews ... thumps up :D

[@leesh342]

More like billion

[@juanramonm.813]

Tan difícil era dejarles hablar español y mantener los subtítulos.

[@pavlair]

there is some sound balance problem !!

[@HongKongBusChannelHKBC]

I LOVE AIRBUS PLANES like the A330!

[@vondahe]

Thank you for the subtitles. Some of those Spanish were impossible to understand.

[@airbus_a320neo]

It's English

[@eusebiocosmico]

Can this tanker be refuel in the air, like the kc 46?

[@1chish]

Yes if the customer orders it as it has the optional boom receptacle.

[@RJM1011]

Beautiful ! :)

[@gerardolramos]

Awesome Airbus 👌

[@plutoooooooooooooo]

I'd like to see you guys convert A300-600s, they can takeoff from short as hell runways.

[@IndonesiaMajapahitNDPCA]

Music?

[@mrrolandlawrence]

Great video. I still can't understand how this fine aeroplane did not win the USAF tanker program all the times it took part in the compition.

[@linchester8464]

Simple, USA will support its own US based company Boeing first its always been under table discussion and corruption within the FAA/Boeing and the USAF

[@mmouseav8r402]

We don’t want Euro Trash in the USAF.

[@skytrotter6144]

Lin Chester And yet they are still waiting for it with a Pegasus project sinking with issues while Airbus is laughing ! 😂😂😂

[@skytrotter6144]

mmouseav8r Eurotrash !? Well good on you if you think that Boeing is so much better while the “Pegasus” tanker still is not yet flying operationally and is a subside/money well ! 😂😂😂 That is also without considering the problems with the Max, or the 777X and the engines issues on the 787 (Norwegian actually filed a law suit for wrong doing) or the F-35 VTOL with the operation cost per hour to operate being sky high, any version of the F-35 in fact...the last good plane was the super hornet to me the others were too expansive to develop...buy and maintain and no one wants this ! 😂😂😂 Without China there would be no Apple because rare earth minerals needed in iPhones and many other things only China can process them at the volume requested...so many other things you think are good but we actually won’t buy and that includes your high fuel consumptions cars, even if maybe some Harleys are bought but they are soon to be manufactured in Europe to avoid the taxes on steel to make them in the US and the retaliation from Europe if exported there. At the end we are very happy without Boeing ! 😉

[@cmdrrgh]

mmouseav8r Have you see the problems with that Boeing tanker? I would stop and think before I called that tanker trash

[@BigPaul62]

The British RAF has ten of these. One of them also doubles up as the Prime Minister and the King's aircraft when needed.

[@1chish]

No we have 14 A330 MRTT Voyagers and 1 is as you say the VIP aircraft. 4 are 'surge' aircraft contracted to the RAF but available for civilian charter.

[@jean-baptiste6479]

Bravo Airbus ! See you soon in the skies!!

[@marcotokoku1898]

at the same time, B767 refueller is still holding up at Boeing for delivery to USAF

[@jouniairplanevideos]

but still an plane with better performance

[@gazdeb80]

It is a wander that those that are still waiting for there A330 MRTT to come in to service still. Could change the the old A330 in to the new A330neo as a MRTT.

[@evanveres7483]

gary herrmann changing an A330 into a neo would take a lot of work

[@standup573]

Spain is going to sign to convert three A330 belonging to Iberia to MRTT. They are paying the planes second hand first oviously....

[@jouniairplanevideos]

i hope not

[@dnshable]

I always thought tanker aircraft carried extra fuel in the cargo hold or the fuselage

[@CSY-15]

Most don't. Fuel is kept in the wings, below deck, or sometimes in the horizontal tail. The cargo decks are reserved for cargo, hence the "C" in KC-135, KC-10, KC-130, KC-46, etc.

[@jean-baptiste6479]

There is more fuel in 1 tanker that you will spend in a lifetime with your family car.

[@jgabb1967]

Any idea what they are saying

[@teadealermusic45]

my left ear enjoyed this video

[@alma_muerta2795]

Gracias por el visionado. Solo recordarles que el mejor arma tecnologica que posee España y el mundo Hispano, es el idioma español, y su uso y/o disfrute nunca deberia ser minimizado, ignorado y mucho menos olvidado por el mismo mundo hispano que forma una parte muy importante en y de la Humanidad, en un mundo actual donde la comunicacion e informacion digitalizadas lo son todo, alfa y omega de ese mismo mundo virtual hecho realidad. Viva la Hispanidad. Sobre el avion y sus modificaciones nada que objetar, tiene todas las pintas de ser un buen cacharro al que se le ha hecho un trabajo excelente (eso seguro), por y para su reconversion actual Gracias Airbus España.

[@gem50b5]

It's really amazing!

[@CristoVelatoso]

7:20 an a330 feeding an a330. Colorized

[@captainhawkrige]

Thai001 more like A330 goes gay

[@viper11]

That was a trick the British used on there Handley-Page Victor tankers during the Falklands war. Use multiple tankers to refuel tankers so they could refuel a bomber.

[@josephmartin1543]

Now that Lockheed is using the A330 as their tanker for US , where will it be converted ?

[@MM-np4md]

Are all MRTTs conversions of civilian A330s or do they build some from scratch?

[@1chish]

Every MRTT ordered new is built on the A330neo production line as a 'standard' passenger airliner and then modified at Getafe to the particular order.

[@MM-np4md]

@@1chish I see, is it more convenient to do it like that than just to build it as a military plane from the beginning?

[@sparqqling]

@@MM-np4md This is more complicated, that's why they do it like this because why make it easy.

[@jouniairplanevideos]

almost, you mean crap

[@1chish]

@@jouniairplanevideos What is almost crap?

[@fourtoes412]

Well done Airbus!!!

[@ArnoSchmidt70]

OK, where can I get one?

[@Mindraariyanto]

Indonesia air force delivery two Airbus A330 mrtt tanker transport 👍👍🇲🇨🤝🇫🇷🇪🇺

[@franklinrosario6447]

Very good for Airbus I like the new project

[@Novanuri831]

Kapan punya pesawat a330 mrtt

[@bonedust5757]

Nice to see Canada buying these jets.

[@chandrachurniyogi8394]

the A330-900 Neo as a MPA with multi role ASW & EWS capability would make it a formidable asset against any adversary!!! the A330-900 Neo LR multi role MPA will have more capabilities than just an in-flight refueling tanker aircraft!!! speaking of capabilities the cargo interior of the A330-900 Neo LR can be fitted with a sizeable but state-of-the-art rotary missile launcher that can be lowered & retracted through a weapons bay door in the floor!!! the rotary missile launcher will be positioned in the middle section of the A330-900 Neo LR vast cargo hold for better weight distribution throughout the aircraft!!! the rotary launcher will be able to accommodate a variety of missiles ranging from Exocet AM39 anti-ship missiles & AGM-88G HARM-ER anti-radiation guided missile to STORM Shadow Advanced LR land attack cruise missiles & Meteor BVR air-to-air missiles (for self defense)!!! even heavy weight air launched torpedoes for that matter!!! all the A330-900 Neo LR needs is a new AESA target acquisition radar in the front nose of the aircraft & a side scan radar with terrain following feature built into either side of the aft lower fuselage section!!! the front half of the A330-900 Neo LR interior will be occupied by 5 work stations (in a tandem configuration, one behind the other) with dedicated technical crew operating the ASW & EWS system!!! yes, the A330-900 Neo will have a robust immediate threat analysis & countermeasure system comprising of radar & missile warning receiver in addition to an abundance of chaff & flare countermeasures that will be fired from a countermeasure dispenser retrofitted to both sides the rear fuselage section!!! needless to say that the A330-900 Neo LR will have mid air refueling capability from a B707-320B in-flight refueling tanker aircraft or the A330-900 Neo MMRT through an extendable drogue in the front starboard side forward of the cockpit instead of the A330-900 Neo MMRT rear under fuselage backward extending fixed drogue!!! to cope with the additional weight the A330-900 Neo LR MPA might require reinforced longer (taller) front & rear wheeled landing gear!!!

[@damiensanterre2816]

Documentation of plane are in English generally right ?

[@brianb-p6586]

Documentation to the customer (including training material) is in the language which the contract with the customer specifies. I don't know what languages are used internally by Airbus, but technical documentation is written, not verbal.

[@nighthawkvc25a]

I wonder if one of their practice/test runs involves refueling another tanker while in the air 😏

[@LeftIsBest001]

Hello Spanish friends. 🙂👍 Good job. 👍

[@xiomisentra5179]

Tambahi lagii 😝😝😝

[@meertenwelleman4600]

The aircraft is in the video.

[@pauloeugeniodasilvachaves9551]

In the future, the large aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force

[@hernanalfredoavalossoto7438]

OMG, i though Manuel Pellegrini speaks a rare english only , they do also :O

[@airbus_a320neo]

They're Spanish after all

[@rcl998]

btw Boeing is crying with the problematic KC46

[@sparqqling]

USAF wanted to buy American, they made sure Airbus couldn't do it. Seems they got the karma they deserved.

[@plutoooooooooooooo]

Yup. Boeing just begged the USAF to get KC-46.

[@FlyingNL]

Interesting!

[@claudiodesouzaloureirodaco486]

Fab comprou os dois A330

[@TimothyOakes]

Its really shameful what Boeing did to you guys on Airbus air tanker deal got walked back after we lost the contract. It is such a move of cowardicevand greed by Boeing. I wouldn't mind having variety in our USAF with quality aircraft from Airbus from a steadfast ally. Boeing is afraid of competition and they're lazy. And you're hearing this come from a Boeing employee.

[@soccerguy2433]

As a former USAF tanker pilot Boeing really screwed over the air crew. In 2024 we still don't have reliable or fully capable kc46.

[@nagoorshariefshaik5374]

What if a380 converts into mrtt ....the more fuel, the more distance you travel.

[@thebravegallade731]

its just a big juicy target. also it guzzles a lot of fucking fuel, and the 380 can't lift as much as you'd expect.

[@brianb-p6586]

An A380 would presumably be limited in where it could operate from, due to the runway length and apron load requirements.

[@banchnotok]

Why arent they using new planes?

[@lotsofspareparts]

They are..... those are brand new A330-200's. Airbus doesn't manufacture a tanker in house like Boeing does. The brand new "commercial" aircraft is delivered to the conversion center, and they build a refueling tanker out of it.

[@banchnotok]

@@lotsofspareparts they are not

[@lotsofspareparts]

@@banchnotok Yes.... They are. If you don't believe me, Google it.

[@BrettWilliamson]

@@banchnotok The Royal Australian Air Force's fleet is new build and conversion from second hand Qantas aircraft.

[@1chish]

@@banchnotok try watching the film again. It shows a brand new aircraft arriving from the French FAL in base primer colour.

[@starseedfrequencies]

Needs other apparat / aircraft other engine and generators where working on the principle of the space-time phenomena. Did we find what inside the substructures? Will be more efficient.

[@benoitbienvenot1207]

Very very very best in the World. ⚠✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈👉❤👍🎯🥇 Airbus Familly. Thank you very nice.

[@jotate6590]

Nice Canduterio’s English guys

[@peterjaniceforan3080]

We’ll take two please.

[@sergioas8240]

Great team!!

[@ravensrulzaviation]

That was cool

[@xavichuvy9047]

Madre mía con el Spanglish, no hay ni uno que tenga un buen nivel de inglés.

[@lsanz8742]

Habría que ver el tuyo...

[@xavichuvy9047]

@@lsanz8742 C2 Proficiency

[@muktiprateekdas9769]

India will buy 6 of this plane for tanker with complete nuclear proof package hope the deal is made soon.

[@rayzain3057]

Singa84 ....Australia....Philippines

[@rahmansetiawan6052]

new mrtt based on a380 please 🙇

[@nathd1748]

In your dreams. LOL

[@fatdoi003]

for the size of the plane, the actual payload isn't that great, that's why there's no A380F

[@joanlluisllullsarralde7703]

Y si son todos españoles, porque no hablan en español, y ponen subtítulos.

[@kevingreen920]

No cargo door ? limits mission capability .

[@camf7522]

I’m not sure the RAAF’s MRTTs were delivered on time.

[@skytrotter6144]

Even if they were not delivered on time it is still better for the delivery and actually compared to the Boeing similar project “Pegasus” that is facing problems after problems...to me doesn’t matter as it is yet the best solution the KC-35 even with the CFM-56 are really thirsty ! 😉

[@camf7522]

Skytrotter .. agree that the MRTT is awesome. The USAF and US government made a big mistake changing their tender decision from Airbus to Boeing for their tanker replacement project. I just wanted to highlight that the claim of on time delivery of all MRTTs to customers was on time was not entirely true, due to development and delivery delays for the RAAF’s aircraft. On time delivery may now be the case.

[@1chish]

Well all 14 of the RAF's MRTTs were delivered on time and all in place by 2016. Ordered about the same time as the KC-46 was gifted the USAF contract. I think the first 3 Aussie ones were a year late but the other 4 were delivered OK.

[@Peter-ox7wh]

Lets go Europe

[@Anderson_Hwang]

Better than Boeing KC-46A

[@jouniairplanevideos]

no, thats wrong. The KC-46 has better performance. but its grounded unfortunally

[@Sedna063]

@@jouniairplanevideos Does it?

[@jouniairplanevideos]

@@Sedna063 yes

[@dihydrogenmonoxide9210]

@@jouniairplanevideos haha nice joke!

[@jouniairplanevideos]

@@dihydrogenmonoxide9210 so you won't believe real information? just go on and believe ther propoganda

[@arnoldmayii3563]

Cool

[@andrewdouglas9438]

As the Acceptance Manager for the MMF fleet I wish they did take FOD as serious as they say.

[@ronaldcuieii8639]

Airbus is more dedicated to building good aircrafts more so than Boeing.

[@ronaldcuieii8639]

@@77l96 But Airbus can correct that😉, that shouldn't be a problem

[@Acepilot1312]

Doge Bomber hello mate, nice to see you here. :D

[@tripleceven]

So good their a380's are being retired 10-15yrs after first flight.

[@BXTS]

The A320neo also had a huge problem.

[@skytrotter6144]

Doge Bomber that is one thing and a snag you can find in any airplane, SBs are there to correct it but what to say regarding the issues with the KC46 still trying to be operational and a financial well, the Max grounded for a year and a half and counting or the F-35 VTOL and or the cost per hour on all versions of it...hhhmmmm how about the 777X or the issues with the engines in the 787 Norwegian is suing Boeing for that it’s been published lately... Wanna add something !? 😉😂

[@whispie.]

Que no digo que el video no mole, pero el inglés de algunos españoles es de cárcel macho... al menos los subtítulos corregían los fallos gramaticales del que hablaba.. (p ej 05:06)

[@firelordazula386]

this video will be invalid if no singapore aircraft

[@dietergrawe1187]

I expected an technical video showing what is done during the conversion. But I found a commercial dealing mainly with quality aspects ! In a range from 1 (bad) to 10 (very good) I rate a zero.

[@daniellamb4974]

Creo que deberían mejorar algunos su inglés y su pronunciación 😅

[@lsanz8742]

Están demasiado ocupados fabricando el mejor avión del mundo.

[@elynliszanor4041]

😎😎😎😎

[@velotill]

about these highly skilled employees English skills... In Germany - for obvious reasons - we are driven to be part of a "rat-race" of who gets to have the most authentic (or imagined) english/US accent. Theres reasons to why other countries are still resting much more within their own native culture. As a general rule I'd say the Spanish would love to speak better English but were in the past lacking the educational framework (chicken/hen dilemma) but will be getting there (thanks to the abundance of EN streaming content these days). The French could be much better but are sticking to the most horrible accents for whatever reasons (linguistic pride, general pissed-off-ness?!). Then you got the smaller nations of Northern Europe and the Dutch who've since the beginning of TV had original EN content and are therefore at a natural advantage (same has been true with Romania where I've enountered much better EN skills even in small towns compared to the Czech Republic...). Finally lets take some time to reflect on the inherent privilege native EN speakers bring to the table and are mostly oblivious to.I am fully immersed in EN in my life and am ok with that. I'm also not predicting or advocating for China to develope any kind of soft power/cultural admiration of the likes the UK and US has gotten in the time since WWII. I DO feel like we're at a weird "shit-our-parents-aren't-gods:/" type moment though with Brexit and the US unravelling politically and societally infront of our eyes.

[@3x3-x3x-oXo]

You fail to take into account language similarity. Spaniards are insanely good at speaking french for instance (for those who do). French doesn't have a tonic accent so it makes it hard for us to understand that concept in other languages, Dutch and English sound alike, etc...

[@techdefined9420]

You forget that spanish is one of the most widely spoken language together with chinese and english.(more then 550million speaker) Spanish is a IATA oficial language. There is less reason for spanish people to learn english then in other countries like Germany.

[@atracamoniusvlogs]

Airbus a330 mrtt fal's to al maktoum International airport

[@KnowledgeOfAviation]

Rip Headphone users

[@mihneavidican7492]

Pero dónde se ha sacado el inglés esta gente!?? Qué horroroso, por Dios 🤦

[@ridwanrio3410]

Loh masuk beranda nih, ada apakah😂

[@larbranca]

Give them some language training...

[@Travellers_footage]

A330 MRTT is great but what if there was. A350 MRTT

[@soccerguy2433]

Too much composite.

[@peterjaniceforan3080]

🇫🇷 🇪🇸🇨🇦🫡

[@FelipeJota19]

ole España cojone

[@andreash7688]

Its amazing that you can get a such high ranking job and hardly speak no english

[@velotill]

give it some time (and Netflix...)

[@1chish]

Why? Its Spain ffs ....

[@brianb-p6586]

In the UK or USA, that would be a reasonable observation. This is not in either of those countries.

[@pilot0019]

Boeing

[@IBo99608]

...are shitboxes

[@antoniorodriguezperez3692]

La verdad que el inglés es bastante pésimo para los puestos de trabajo y cargos que tienen.

[@hamzazeneddin3674]

Get rekt boeing airbus best!

[@MarktheSharkC]

Just shining a turd!

[@1chish]

Well at least this 'turd' works and is delivered on time.

[@MarktheSharkC]

1chish highly unlikely! Still AirJunk! Can’t change that! POS!

[@dihydrogenmonoxide9210]

triggered boeing fanboy

[@Maloy7800]

NINE MONTHS!? FOR A COVERSION!? It takes a couple of weeks to BUILD that airpane. Why would conversion take so long!? Move this line to a country without siesta!

[@vaska00762]

MRTT is an unusual conversion process. There have to be additional, new structural elements added to the A330 airframe which don't normally exist on a civilian A330 and there's also the issue of putting in addition wiring and hydraulic lines, complete with redundancies, which might involve complete rewiring of certain areas of the aircraft. Let's not forget that these aircraft are also being converted from civilian airliners to military transports/tankers and as such need new systems installed, such as an IFF, different transponders, military radio systems, and depending on the order, possible EMP shielding (effectively installing Faraday Cages around vital equipment). An A330 airliner isn't meant to be able to survive being under fire in a theatre of war. An A330 MRTT does, and as such it's a lengthy and complicated process. Some components even get completely replaced with military spec components. Remember, these A330s aren't going to be airliners looking to make routes profitable, they're going to be military aircraft with a focus on being able to successfully complete sorties close to, or maybe even within a Theatre of War.

[@IBo99608]

Idiot

[@standup573]

Ignorant.

[@Maloy7800]

@@vaska00762 I understand all that. Btw, refuelling tankers are NOT intended to survive direct enemy fire, they simply won't. However, I still don't get the nine-months lead time. It's ridiculous. Even if you have to disassemble and then re-assemble the entire aircraft, it's just too long. Yes, a lot of work has to be done, but they are not designing it, they are bolting on existing components.

[@Maloy7800]

@@standup573 GET UP FROM THE COUCH AND GET TO WORK, CABRON!

[@jimmiller7095]

Will not last long, too many chinese parts

[@1chish]

Oh right so you have seen and checked the parts list on these? No didn't think so ...

[@paulspencer889]

But they don’t mention that the refuelling pods are British. Typical of Europe.

[@lsanz8742]

Get out and produce your own 100% british plane.

[@Sedna063]

So? It’s not as if the pods are super hard to design

[@jasoneldridge4738]

​@@lsanz8742the wings and engines are also British