Image Gallery: June 2008
Induction of Airbus A330 for Air-Air Refuelling Modifications
06 June 2008
The Defence Materiel Organisation's (DMO) AIR 5402 Program marked another significant milestone on 6 June 2008, with an induction ceremony to welcome the first Airbus A330 aircraft to Australia for modification to EADS/CASA KC-30B Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) standard. The program will replace the RAAF's Boeing 707 and enhance the air-air refuelling capability of the ADF by providing five new-generation KC-30B MRTT's capable of refuelling current and future aircraft. This aircraft, which is the first of four Airbus A330s to be modified in Australia, arrived at the Qantas Australian Conversion Centre at Brisbane Airport after departing the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France, earlier this week. The A330 to KC-30B MRTT aircraft conversion process comprises over 1,000 job cards (detailed instructions for each task), modification of approximately 2,000 structural parts and 5,500 system parts, nearly 22,000 components delivered to the conversion centre; and installation of over 400 new wiring harnesses with a total of 58km of new cabling. The KC30B also has significant strategic airlift capability, carrying a fuel load of up to 111 tonnes, along with 270 passengers, and a combination of commercial and military cargo pallets in an under-floor cargo compartment.
| 20080606raaf8164229_018 Wing Commander Guy Wilson, Commanding Officer (designate) of No. 33 Squadron, in the cockpit of the A330 aircraft. No. 33 Squadron will operate the KC30B aircraft in Air Force service. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_024 Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd in the cockpit of the A330 aircraft. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_028 Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd delivers an address in the Qantas facility, Brisbane. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_044 Guests attend a presentation in the Qantas Facility to mark the induction of the A330 aircraft. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_047 Wing Commander Guy Wilson, Commanding Officer (designate) of No. 33 Sqadron, with the A330 aircraft. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_068 The A330 aircraft in the Qantas Facility, Brisbane. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_076 Squadron Leader Lynette Batch is the Resident Engineer with Air 5402 Resident Team, detatchment Brisbane, with the A330 aircraft. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_101 The A330 aircraft in the Qantas Facility, Brisbane. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_104 L-R Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd, Commanding Officer (designate) No. 33 Squadron, Wing Commander Guy Wilson, and Commander Air Lift Group, Air Commodore Jack Plenty, at the A330 Induction Ceremony. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606raaf8164229_105 L-R Commanding Officer (designate) No. 33 Squadron, Wing Commander Guy Wilson, and Mr Miguel Angel Morell, of EADS CASA at the A330 Induction Ceremony. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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