Clears Path For Delivery Of Strategic Transport Variant Of A330
Tanker For UK RAF
Airbus Military has obtained military and civil certification
for the Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) version of the
A330 MRTT for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. This paves
the way for first delivery of the aircraft to the RAF in the coming
weeks. The approval was granted by Spanish military certification
authority Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Aerospacial (INTA). It
follows the civil certification of the FSTA which was awarded by
the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in July. Together these
certifications cover the specific configuration of the UK version
of the MRTT and lay the ground for its eventual operation on both
the military and civil registers, as currently envisaged by the
RAF. It will be known in RAF service as "Voyager".
The initial configuration which will enter service, and which is
covered by the certification, is the two-point aircraft with
hose-and-drogue refuelling pods under each wing. The three-point
configuration, which also includes a centerline Fuselage Refuelling
Unit (FRU will be certified at a later date as contracted.
"It is deeply satisfying to see this FSTA variant of the A330
MRTT receive its certification as per schedule," said Airbus
Military Senior VP Engineering Miguel Angel Morell. "I would like
to thank everyone involved in the FSTA programme for their work and
look forward to seeing the aircraft being delivered soon."
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