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  1. 13th July 2018, 09:57 AM #1
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    Airbus & RAAF do the first automatic air to air refuelling.

    Airbus and the RAAF participate in the World's first automatic air to air refuelling.

    Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated an automatic air-to-air (A3R) refuelling between two multi-role tanker transports.
    In a joint operation with the Royal Australian Air Force – which is collaborating with Airbus in development of this pioneering technology – an Airbus company-development A310 tanker performed seven automatic contacts with a RAAF KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport, also made by Airbus.

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    Given Airbus and their propensity for 'automation' this should come as no surprise.
    - The problem is pilots will either become reliant on Auto-Fuelling, or being ordered to, thus losing yet more Hand-Flying skills.
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