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RAAF BBJ

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FS98	RAAF BBJ
FS2002:	RAAF BBJ
FS2004:	RAAF BBJ

Qantas Defence Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas Airways and lease to the RAAF  2 Boeing Business Jets. The Boeing Business Jet series are factory conversions of the Boeing 737 airliners for corporate or private usage. The BBJ is based upon the 737-700, and the BBJ2 is based upon the 737-800. This aircraft usually seats between 25 and 50 passengers within a luxurious configuration. Virgin train the pilots for the 737 BBJ, but as our ex-CFI  and dear friend "CD" was an VB pilot, QVA will extend to you this QDS incentive

• Changes from the normal 737 include:

Blended winglets for additional fuel economy (5-7% improvement)

Additional fuel tanks, for intercontinental range

ETOPS-180 certification

The following items from the -800 (moot on the BBJ2):

• Wings
• Center section
• Aft section
• Landing gear

• Support of RAAF Boeing Wedgetail will be undertaken by Qantas Defence Services for Project Wedgetail
  Description
  Role Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C)
  Crew Flight: 2
  Mission: 6-10
  First Flight 2004 (Projected)
  Entered Service 2006 (Projected)
  Base Platform 737-700IGW
  Manufacturer Boeing Company
  Dimensions
  Length 110 ft 4 in 33.6 m

RAAF WEDGETAIL 737-7ES for fs2004

RAAF WEDGETAIL 737-7ES for FSX - by our very own Simon Grey!

RAAF MRTT

• Qantas Defence Services  will also supply the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport
  A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport
  Description
  Role Air-to-air refueling
  Crew 2 Pilots & AAR operator
  Unit Cost Undisclosed
  Primary Contractor EADS
  Date Deployed Estimated 2008
  Inventory
  Dimensions
  Length 193 ft 59 m
  Wingspan (to winglet tips) 197 ft 10 in 60.3m
  Height 57 ft 17.4m
  Cargo
  Weights
  Dry
  Loaded
  Max. peace-time take-off Weight 507,000 lb 217,000 kg.
  Powerplant
  Engines Two Rolls-Royce Trent 700 or Two General Electric CF6-80 turbofan engines
  Power 71,000lb each 316 kN each
  Performance
  Maximum speed 540 kt Mach 0.82
  Ferry range 6,450 nm / Global, with in-flight refueling
  Service ceiling 41,000 ft 12,500 m
  

RAAF A330-200 MRTT for FS 2004

        QVA will allow you to any Aircraft  above in any Cat 3 737 route  in the premise of taking our politicians on tours and/or training around the country.  If you require specific RAAF routes,  they are to be asked for as a charter request. Ie:

RAAF Fairburn Canberra to Williamstown NSW,  RAAF Fairburn to RAAF Edinburgh, to RAAF Pearce, RAAF Darwin to Tindal AFB etc

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