Airbus CC-330 Husky

what is it?

The Airbus CC-330 Husky is a Royal Canadian Air Force version of the Airbus A330 MRTT based on the civilian Airbus A330. Nine aircraft will replace the existing Airbus CC-150 Polaris fleet of five aircraft in the strategic transport and air refuelling roles.

base stats

• range 13,900 kmwithout refuelling
• size 238 tmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🚗Wingspan of 60.3 m: about 13 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 40 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 13,900 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.

spec sheet

first flight

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introduced

2023

status

still flying

number built

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role

strategic transport/vip transport/tanker

makers

Airbus Commercial Aircraft

engines

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length

58.4 m

wingspan

60.3 m

height

17.3 m

max take-off weight

238 t

top speed

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range

13,900 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.