See what the KC-30 is, plane that will take Lula to Japan and Vietnam

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) will travel to the from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).

The chief executive opted for the military aircraft, which has a 12 -hour flight rather than the “aerolula”, an Airbus 319, which last year.

Lula will use the “aerolula” only for the United States. The trip will be at 21h this Saturday.

How is the FAB KC-30?

The KC-30 aircraft are the largest in the FAB, with capacity for 238 passengers and 45 tons of load.

The aircraft that will be used to bring Lula to the Asian continent weighs 119 tons and, according to the manufacturer, can reach a speed of 913 km/h.

The plane is larger than VC-1 (presidential aircraft), however, is less comfortable.

The Airbus A330-200 has the default settings of a common airline aircraft, which has executive, economic and first class classes.

The KC-30 has also been used in other corporation missions, such as the sending of donations to Rio Grande do Sul and humanitarian repatriation missions, such as the trip to bring reprints from Lebanon and the rescues of Brazilian citizens in Israel in 2023.

See how the KC-30 is

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  Cabine do KC-30 da FAB • 25/10/2022 – Muller Marin/FAB

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  KC-30 is also used on repatriation flights • 02/10/2024 – Disclosure/FAB

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  With 59 meters long and 60 wingspan, the KC-30 is the largest plane ever operated by the Brazilian Air Force • 20/10/2022 – Muller Marin/FAB

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  Interior do KC-30 • Reproduction: YouTube/Aeroin

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  KC-30 Tires • Reproduction: YouTube/Aeroin

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  O KC-30 Da Fab • 02/10/2024 – Disclosure/FAB

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Dissatisfaction with the “aerolula”

Lula has already shown dissatisfaction with the “aerolula”, bought in 2004, several times, including the purchase of a new plane.

Last year, in September, the presidential aircraft crashed in Mexico City. The plane had to take a lot of laps on the airport region to empty the tank and make the landing safe.

At the time, the president said he waited “a miracle of God” so that the presidential plane that suffered technical problems would not fall.

*With information from Leonardo Ribbeiro, from CNN