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KC-46A Tanker Receives First Of Two FAA Certifications

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, December 21st, 2017

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KC-46A Tanker Receives First Of Two FAA Certifications

The KC-46 tanker. (Boeing photo)

The KC-46A Pegasus tanker that Boeing [BA] is developing for the U.S. Air Force has received the first of two airworthiness certifications it must get from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the company announced Dec. 21.The amended type certificate (ATC) verifies that the 767-2C, a KC-46A without the aerial refueling system installed, is safe and reliable, Boeing said. The FAA granted the certificate after Boeing conducted a series of analyses and lab, ground and flight tests of the 767-2C, a…

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