Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 June 2009. It was answered by Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) on Thursday, 18 June 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Military Aircraft
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the hourly cost of air-to-air refuelling of an RAF VC10 is.
- Answer
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The full-cost hourly rate of operating a VC10 tanker in the air for financial year 2009-10 is calculated to be £29,235. This figure incorporates a variety of costs to enable an aircraft to operate such as personnel costs, servicing of the aircraft and fuelling of the aircraft. It does not include the costs of the fuel payload VC10's carry to refuel other aircraft.
Secondary information
- Type
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- Reference
- 494 c466W; 280062
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Military aircraft
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