CAC develop KC-460 and upgrade

CAC have developed a tanker version of the C-460 transport for the HCSAF as part of an upgrade to the C-460. The new C-460B is based on the 460-2 airliner and has uprated engines, increased range and improved avionics. The order for the type has been increased to 50, including 20 KC-460s. The increase is at the expense of the C-440 order which has been reduced to 110 (though the type is on a rolling-production contract like the A-85 and H-26).

• A second Pentekonter-E line has begun production, in an effort to reduce the growing backlog of orders for the type. The old Rome 46A jig was repurposed for the work (though was the original Pentekonter jig in any case). It will build an unspecified number of ships until being shut down and prepared for the Corkscrew 51A late next year.