HOW LOUD IS THE VOYAGER? SURPRISINGLY LOUD 'VESPINA' A330 VOYAGER TOUCH AND GO • RAF BRIZE NORTON

Описание: The VIP decorated A330 Voyager ZZ336 based at RAF Brize Norton, performs a couple of touch and go's but it is rather surprising just how loud it on landing. We just caught the Ted-o-Meter decibel sound meter reading just before it cut out. You will be surprised of the reading.

The VIP decorated ZZ336 Vespina in shiny white, is based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. Vespina is operated by 10 Squadron (affectionately known as 'Shiney Ten') and 101 Squadrons. Whilst on VIP duties, Vespina is operated by a typical crew of 13, consisting of its two flight deck crew (pilot and co-pilot) and eleven cabin crew (flight attendants and two pursers), and for non-VIP standard military operation, utilises eight cabin crew. Like all RAF Voyagers, Vespina carries a total fuel load of 111 tonnes (109 long tons; 122 short tons), being able to dispense 50,000 kilograms (110,231 pounds) to receiver aircraft via its two under-wing Cobham 905E hose and drogue refuelling pods.

The A330 Voyager is the largest aircraft on the RAF fleet. The Voyager is the RAF’s sole air-to-air refuelling (AAR) tanker and also operates as a strategic air transport. The aircraft is in service as the Voyager KC.Mk 2, equipped with two underwing pods for refuelling fast jets, and as the Voyager KC.Mk 3, with an additional centreline hose for use by large aircraft.

Fuel offloaded during AAR is taken from the aircraft’s standard wing and fuselage tanks, leaving the cabin free for up to 291 personnel and the hold available for freight. As a tanker, capabilities include the ability to operate a ‘towline’, where the Voyager orbits around a prescribed area awaiting ‘receivers’, or in a ‘trail’, where it flies with a number of fast jets, refuelling them over long ranges while taking responsibility for the formation’s fuel and navigation.

Alternatively, it can operate as a passenger aircraft in much the same way as a civilian airliner, but delivering personnel safely into theatre thanks to its defensive aids suite. Voyager also offers considerable capacity for the movement of palletised and/or bulk freight in its lower fuselage hold. A versatile aeromedical configuration, including the ability to carry up to 40 stretchers and three critical care patients is available, as is a modest VIP passenger fit.

Fuel offloaded during AAR is taken from the aircraft’s standard wing and fuselage tanks, leaving the cabin free for up to 291 personnel and the hold available for freight. As a tanker, capabilities include the ability to operate a ‘towline’, where the Voyager orbits around a prescribed area awaiting ‘receivers’, or in a ‘trail’, where it flies with a number of fast jets, refuelling them over long ranges while taking responsibility for the formation’s fuel and navigation.

Although it ranges worldwide, Voyager remains home-based at Brize Norton. One aircraft is always available on the Falkland Islands, primarily in support of the Typhoon QRA jets, but also available to the Hercules. Another of the type operates the regular airbridge to and from the Falklands. Voyager is making a major contribution to Operation Shader, offloading fuel to RAF F35s and Typhoons, and a variety of Coalition jets, including US Marine Corps Harriers and F/A-18 Hornets.

Specs
Powerplant: two 71,100lb st (316kN) Rolls-Royce Trent 772B turbofans
Length: 192ft 11¾in (58.82m)
Height: 57ft ½in (17.39m)
Wingspan: 197ft 10in (60.30m)
Wing area: 3,892.20sqft (361.60m2)
Maximum speed: around Mach 0.86
Typical mission range: capable of delivering around 132,000lb (60,000kg) of fuel during five hours on station at 500nm (930km) from base
Range with maximum payload: 4,500nm (8,334km)
Maximum range with maximum fuel: 8,000nm (14,816km)
Maximum altitude: 41,000ft
Maximum fuel load: 245,000lb (111,000kg)
Maximum payload: around 99,000lb (45,000kg)
Maximum passenger load: 291

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