In article <mb8d1epr5pbqldd5b3pmt7p1f6uargjnip@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>Miloch, your S3 post reminded me of this article from earlier this
>year. Converting the mothballed S3 fleet into tanker drones certainly
>makes a lot of sense, IMHO.
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>The Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy's New MQ-25
>Tanker Drone
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>https://goo.gl/4BjmqK
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Anyone reading the idea of a KS-3 tanker couldn't help but agree that it's
better than the drone MQ-25 approach...longer range...more loiter time...carry
more fuel...yada yada yada BUT...
"The X-47Bs were hugely successful and promising yet in a stunning and laughably
illogical move, the Navy stepped away from the concept to procure a dumbed-down
tanker instead. The aircraft, or one like it, clearly threatened the F-35C
program and manned carrier aviation in general for certain mission sets.
...it all goes back to the F-35C
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