EADS' A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport Concludes Key Boom Flight Test Milestone

"The EADS A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) -- on which Northrop Grumman's KC-45 for the U.S. Air Force is based -- has completed a key phase of testing to further validate the in-flight handling qualities of its advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS). These evaluations, known as flutter testing, confirmed the characteristics of the EADS-developed ARBS, which is integrated on the A330 MRTT for the transfer of fuel to military receiver aircraft." Next.