Air International 2013-10 / Tankers (1)

Australia’s KC-30As are fitted with a comfortable all-digital flight deck.

Air International 2017-07 / I.Harding - Air Mobility OCU /Military/

A Voyager flight crew during an air-to-air refuelling mission. The AMOCU provides support services to this and other Royal Air Force air mobility platforms.

Air International 2014-11 / I.Harding - Full Strength /Military/

Air International 2020-11 / H.-P.Grolleau - Phenix rising

The Phenix has a state-of-the-art instrument panel with an additional screen to display tactical information.

Air International 2013-11 / Tankers (2)

Voyager’s flight deck and glass cockpit.

Air International 2013-12 / I.Harding - Voyager On Her Magesty's Service

The mission system operator (MSO) console has been designed to facilitate the air-to-air refuelling role, including the management of the aircraft's fuel systems.

Air International 2014-11 / I.Harding - Full Strength /Military/

In time the MSO will have full control of air-refuelling, but for now they only do so once the aircrew has passed the receivers over. A view of the airspace behind the tanker is displayed to the MSO on a large screen to make it clear precisely what is happening out back.

Air International 2011-11 / N.Pittaway - Aussie Tankers /Military/

The KC-30 flight deck is significantly modified to accommodate two aft-facing boom and pod operator stations

Air International 2020-11 / H.-P.Grolleau - Phenix rising

The ARO (air refuelling operator) workstation in the rear of the cockpit.

Air International 2021-06 / J.van der Biezen, S.van Roij - Going Dutch

The air-to-air refuelling systems are controlled by the air refuel operator (ARO) from the fuel operator console that is positioned inside the cockpit. The ARO is mirrored from the flight direction

Air International 2015-01 / N.Pittaway - Tanker Turns the Corner /Military/

An air refuelling operator refuels two F/A-18Fs over Iraq.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet - СШАUSA - 1995

Air International 2020-11 / H.-P.Grolleau - Phenix rising

Two Rafales refuelling from underwing pods can be seen on the ARO’s screens

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Dassault Rafale - ФранцияFrance - 1986

Air International 2013-12 / I.Harding - Voyager On Her Magesty's Service

Master Aircrew Phil Chappell demonstrates the Voyager's mission system operator training station.

Air International 2020-11 / H.-P.Grolleau - Phenix rising

The size of the A330's cabin proved to be a major advantage when medevacs carried out COVID-19 missions earlier this year

Air International 2020-11 / H.-P.Grolleau - Phenix rising

The rear section of the main cabin can be fitted with 88 seats to accommodate engineers and support personnel

Air International 2021-06 / J.van der Biezen, S.van Roij - Going Dutch

With the arrival of the McDonnell Douglas KDC-10s the 334 squadron at Eindhoven Air Base suddenly had a strategic air transport aircraft at its disposal. The squadron will start to shrink with the arrival of the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) as the Multinational MRTT Unit runs autonomously