A transformable airplane may be reconfigured easily and rapidly to perform
any one or a combination of tanking, transport, bombing, or command and
control missions as desired for a tactical situation by installing or
replacing mission-specific modules as desired. A reconfigurable aircraft
includes a pair of wings and an aircraft body having at least one bay
defined in an interior of the aircraft body. The at least one bay is
configured to accept a plurality of removably replaceable modules that
configure the aircraft to perform a plurality of missions. Transport
mission modules may include space and tie-downs for cargo pallets and/or
palletized seating. A roll-on/roll-off ramp may be provided. Tanking
mission modules may include a remote aerial refueling operator station.
Bombing mission modules may include a bomb rack and a bomb ejector. ISR
mission modules may include command and control stations in signal
communication with phased array antennas.