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Innovation for aircraft refuelling
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Innovation for aircraft refuelling

2008-05-14
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Tourists could one day see their flights refuelled in the air on the way to their holiday hotspots, according to research by a group of university students.

Tourists could one day see their flights refuelled in the air on the way to their holiday hotspots, according to research by a group of university students.

Students from Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, have unveiled ideas for a new family of aircraft specifically designed for air-to-air refuelling.

In front of 200 guests from the industry, the military and academia, as well as representatives from manufacturers such as EADS, Boeing, and Airbus, the students showed off the new MRT7-T aircraft, giving presentations on cabin layout, fuel systems, propulsion, landing gear, avionics and structural design.

Course director and senior lecturer Phil Stocking said that, until now, refuellers were converted civil aircraft. He said the students had designed an aircraft solely made for the purpose, making them the first of their kind.

Mr Stocking said currently only military aircraft used air-to-air refuelling, but if refuelling in the air could be developed for passenger jets, it would help the environment and potentially save money.

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