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[FAS]

(September 16, 2010) -- The first A330 MRTT Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) for the UK Royal Air Force has taken off on its maiden flight from the Airbus Military facility at Getafe, Madrid following its conversion.

The first A330 MRTT Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) for the UK Royal Air Force has taken off on its maiden flight from the Airbus Military facility at Getafe, Madrid following its conversion.
The aircraft, converted from a basic A330-200 by Airbus Military and powered by two Rolls- Royce Trent 700 turbofans, took to the air at 11.41 local time (09.41 UTC).

Chief Pilot FSTA Tim Butler captained the flight supported by Chief Test Pilot Eduardo Cuadrado. The engineering team on board included: Test Flight Engineer Santiago Manso, and Flight Test Engineers Jorge Fuentes and Alfonso Sopeña.
The crew will perform a routine acceptance flight profile and no refuelling activity will be undertaken. The duration of the flight will be at the test team's discretion.

Ref.: Airbus

[MarcoGT]

Bene!

[atalanta89]

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