The captain comes from the regular courses of the aviation academy where he attended the "Borea V" course and, currently, has to his credit about 1600 flight hours of which about 760 on the KC767A aircraft.
The KC-767A aircraft derives from the Boeing 767-200 "Extended Range" commercial aircraft. The KC-767Tanker / Transport guarantees a high flight and load autonomy combined with in-flight refueling capacity, both as tanker and receiver. The KC-767A can refuel using the telescopic boom system or wing and center pods equipped with special baskets. The refueling systems are interoperable with Italian and allied aircraft; in addition, the KC-767A is capable of being refueled to extend its range. The aircraft can be set up in three different configurations (combi, cargo and fullpax), with a payload of up to 25.000 kg. In the cargo configuration, 19 standard NATO military pallets can be loaded; in the fullpax configuration (passengers) up to 200 people can be loaded with their luggage; Finally, in the combi configuration, up to 100 passengers and ten NATO standard military pallets can be loaded.
Source: 14 ° Stormo - Pratica di Mare (RM) - serg. Alessandra Tirelli
