Post by Henry Silverhaus on Mar 4, 2008 15:44:22 GMT -4
The Letalski Air Tanker is a new design being worked upon by the Bluelight Branch of Letalski Avionics. The new tanker jet is an air-to-air and air-to-sea refueling tanker capable of transporting fuel over long distances and, quite possibly, to near indefinite locations. With the ability to tap into the fuel it's carrying, the plane can travel around the world several times over before entirely running out of fuel. This is essential in times of war for when distances to targets can vary greatly. However, the objective is to deliver the fuel, not use it, and therefore the jets are built with advanced engines capable of carrying the planes even further than normal, and with additional stabilizers to steady the plane during refueling.
The first of these jets is anticipated to begin testing within the next few weeks.
