IAI Tests Fly-By-Wire Aerial Refueling Boom

LONDON — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) says it has performed flight tests of a fly-by-wire boom system destined for use on tanker conversions of commercial aircraft. The company’s Bedek division has been using a former North American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to test the boom system as...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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