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Crew: 2 (pilot/co-pilot) + 2 refueling specialists
Height: 24.1m
Length: 74.4m
Wingspan: 79.75m
Empty Weight: 276,800 kg
MTOW: 590,000 kg
Max Fuel Weight: 335,000 kg
Speed: 885 Km/h
Range: 13,815 km
Ceiling: 13,100 m
Propulsion: 4x Trent 900
Thrust: 322 Kn
Refueling apparatus: 2x probe and drogue + 1x flying boom
Radar: AN/APG-67
Countermeasures: flare and chaff pods
Unit Price: 310 million standard dollars
The KC-380, a Aerial Refueling Tanker using just a modified Airbus A380 airframe, with the only major modification being the transition of the Cargo hold and some other spaces into Fuel Tanks, as well as the addition of the Probe and Drogues and a Flying Boom. Other than these, the Airframe is largely identical to that of the Original aircraft.
The KC-40A can carry up to 335,000kg of fuel, far more than any of its counterparts, allowing for it to refuel a large number of aircraft very quickly. It does this by having both a flying boom, allowing for very speedy refueling of United States Air Force style aircraft, such as the F-22 and F-15, or 2 Probe and Drogues, allowing to refuel 2 eastern bloc style aircraft as well, while not as fast, the aircraft can refuel up to 3 aircraft at a time. The duration of the mission will decide just how much fuel is off loadable. In addition, the KC-40A also has the ability to be refueled in midair, allowing it to stay on station longer or offload most of its fuel in the air than have another aircraft give it enough fuel to get back to base.
This Aircraft, along with others, is availiable at Pennsylvanian Aerospace Incorporated
