KC-135 HARD TO REPLACE
The current KC-135R is a more efficient tanker than the KC-767 and A330-200 tanker candidates in terms of the ratio of the maximum takeoff weight (MTO) to operating weight. The ratios are approximately 2.7 for the KC-135, 2.4 for the KC-10, 2.1 for the KC-767 and 1.9 for the A330-200. This metric is...
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