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Old 09-15-2009 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AZFlyer
I know the KC-10 is a pretty heavy airplane....but how would having a big fat 777 weighing over 600k affect the little guys trying to suckle off of it? I'd hate to get caught in that wake.

Otherwise, the KC-67 with winglets looks pretty cool.
There are 747 tankers and they work just fine. The receivers stay below the wake of the tanker.
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