Airbus Voyager

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Airbus Voyager is a military air-to-air refuelling and transport aircraft used primarily by the Royal Air Force, based on the Airbus A330 platform.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-to-air refuelling aircraft
military transport aircraft
aircraftFamily Airbus A330 NERFINISHED
aircraftType wide-body
airframeOrigin Airbus A330-200 NERFINISHED
alliance NATO air-to-air refuelling capability (via UK contribution)
base RAF Brize Norton
basedOn Airbus A330 NERFINISHED
cargoCapability palletised freight
configuration multi-role tanker transport
contractor AirTanker consortium
countryOfOperator United Kingdom NERFINISHED
crewCapacity flight crew of 2
designFeature centreline refuelling capability
underwing refuelling pods
engineManufacturer Rolls-Royce
engineModel Rolls-Royce Trent 700
engineType twin-engine turbofan
fuelRole tanker
fuselageType pressurised
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer AirTanker
Airbus
medicalRole aeromedical evacuation
operator Royal Air Force
operatorType military
originCountry European Union
passengerCapacity approximately 291 passengers
platform Airbus A330 MRTT family
powerplantCount 2 engines
primaryRole air-to-air refuelling
programmeName Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
refuellingMethod hose-and-drogue
registrationPrefix ZZ330 series
replaced Lockheed TriStar
Vickers VC10
role VIP transport
secondaryRole strategic transport
serviceEntry 2012
tailConfiguration conventional tail
transportRole cargo transport
troop transport
usedBy Royal Air Force
usedFor air-to-air refuelling of fast jets
long-range flights
strategic airlift
user No. 10 Squadron RAF
No. 101 Squadron RAF
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
RAF Tristar ("Airbus Voyager KC2")
RAF Tristar ("Airbus Voyager KC3")
replacedBy
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