"Analysis of boom
aerial refueling testing to date showed a significant number of instances where the boom nozzle contacted the receiver aircraft outside the refueling receptacle," the report said.
The simulation analysis shows the curves of the probe-drogue docking success probability with the standard deviation of the drogue central position, the maximum distance from the drogue central position to the equilibrium position, the actuation error, and the standard deviation of the actuation error, respectively, which can provide an important theoretical basis for the engineering application of PDARS docking maneuver decision during the
aerial refueling.
The UAE intends to use its A330 MRTTs for
aerial refueling of its F-16E/F Block 60 and Mirage 2000 fighters.
Robb, who was giving testimony at a Congress subcommittee, presented the material gaps in the IDF's preparedness to an attack on Iran, and called on the United States to provide Israel with KC-135
aerial refueling military aircrafts and 200 bunker-busting munitions to supplement the 100 Israel already holds.
Boeing will build 179 next-generation
aerial refueling tanker aircraft that will begin to replace the Air Force's fleet of 416 KC-135 tankers.
"AATC's work on the
aerial refueling tanker contract will serve to strengthen our [22-year] partnership with Boeing."
WASHINGTON: Five US Senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to deny Boeing s commercial rival Airbus a politically charged contract to build a fleet of US
aerial refueling tankers.
Before you play with this "new kid on the block," beware that the new
aerial refueling store improved power system (ARSIPS) ram air turbine (RAT), which will be installed on your old
aerial refueling buddy store, weighs twice as much as the present one.
30 the posting of the KCX
aerial refueling aircraft Request for Proposal to the Federal Business Opportunities Web site, signaling the official launch of the Air Force's number one priority acquisition program.
However, the Air Force conventional variant is being designed with a different
aerial refueling method than those used by the two other JSF variants.
To date they've flown over a quarter of a million sorties for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support,
aerial refueling, aeromedical evacuation and airlift.
During their third and final
aerial refueling of the mission, they experienced a brute force disconnect with a KC-135.