Air to Air Aviation Photography by Dimitris
Air to Air Military Photography on-board Brize Norton RAF Tristar and VC-10 Tankers, i would like to thank all the RAF Brize Norton personnel for making the two trips the best aerial photography experience i ever had.
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Images from one of the many RAF refueling sorties over the north sea, I was onboard in one of the few remaining VC-10 K3 tankers operated by the RAF, sadly this worderfull aircraft will be retired some time soon and the new future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) will take over some time this decade. The whole day was a great success and what was apparent to me was the professionalism of the crew, my sincere thanks to the crew for their warm hospitality. |
Air to Air Refueling onboard RAF VC-10
Air to Air images onboard one of the nine RAF's Tristar ZD948 KC.1 of 216 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. The KC1 version has a modified cabin fitted with a large side-door capable of carrying a mix of up to 160 passengers with baggage or 44 tons of freight over a range of 5,700 miles. When used as an air-to-air tanker it can carry 136 tons of fuel which can be passed to receiving aircraft at a transfer rate in excess of 2 tons per minute. Sadly the RAF's Tristar, along with the surviving VC10s, are due to be replaced under the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program later this decade. It was announced in January 2004 that the Air Tanker consortium, which was offering Airbus A330 aircraft, had been chosen as the preferred partner for the FSTA contract. The whole day was a great success and what was apparent to me was the professionalism of the crew, my sincere thanks to the crew for their warm hospitality. |
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Refueling onboard RAF Tristar
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