Boeing's proposed KC-767 NewGen Tanker (below) for the US Air Force incorporates the wing and fuselage from the 767-200, the cargo door and floor from the 767-300F and the cockpit from the 767-400ER.
The offering, which is currently being evaluated by the USAF along with the EADS
North America KC-45 for an initial 179-aircraft requirement, will also
feature a new boom. NewGen Tanker programme manager Jean Chamberlin says
the new boom will have "a wider envelope than the KC-10 and is fully
digitalised". She declines to provide more details for proprietary
reasons but says it will "absolutely" be developed in time for initial
operating capability in 2017. Continue reading...
(Image: Boeing)
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