It does make me wonder if the guy has the same "put the pole in the hole" problem in bed...
As an Air Force type I am partial to the booms we use as opposed to the probe and drogue. I do wonder if any honest assessment has been made to see which is better...
Probe and drogue is a lot simpler and many aircraft can be reconfigured to serve as tankers in a pinch. The fuel flow is a lot slower through a flexible hose than through a hard pipe. It's all trade-offs -- KA-6s couldn't refuel BUFFs or C-17s effectively (if at all), but KC-10s can't always operate where a carrier needs its planes tanked.
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Neptunus Lex(carrier pilot) had a good overview of in-flight refueling woes
Ooopsie.
It does make me wonder if the guy has the same "put the pole in the hole" problem in bed...
As an Air Force type I am partial to the booms we use as opposed to the probe and drogue. I do wonder if any honest assessment has been made to see which is better...
Probe and drogue is a lot simpler and many aircraft can be reconfigured to serve as tankers in a pinch. The fuel flow is a lot slower through a flexible hose than through a hard pipe. It's all trade-offs -- KA-6s couldn't refuel BUFFs or C-17s effectively (if at all), but KC-10s can't always operate where a carrier needs its planes tanked.
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