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Boeing Expects to Resolve KC-46 Flight Management, Drain Tube Issues This Year

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, January 27th, 2022

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Boeing Expects to Resolve KC-46 Flight Management, Drain Tube Issues This Year

A KC-46 Pegasus of the 97th Air Mobility Wing takes off July 20, 2021 during the Combat Raider exercise at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota (U.s. Air Force Photo)

This year, Boeing [BA] is redesigning a drain tube for its KC-46A Pegasus tanker for the U.S. Air Force and is working with General Electric [GE] to resolve a flight management system instability issue that can occur on the aerial refueler, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report. "In March 2021, the Air Force identified a critical deficiency with the flight management system— which provides flight guidance and navigation support—after error messages occurred on a trans-Pacific flight,"…

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