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Subject: Re: Watch This F-35B Have A Bit Of Aerial Refueling Frustration On Its Way To The UK - A Bit Of Aerial Refueling Frustration On Its Way To The UK.avi (01/45)
Date: 4 Aug 2018 07:09:20 -0700
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In article <jmbbmd93t4q9evopgnpj09qiqjl5cdcge3@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>On 4 Aug 2018 06:33:29 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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>>http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22628/watch-this-f-35b-have-a-bit-of-aerial-refueling-frustration-on-its-way-to-the-uk
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>>Aerial refueling is not an easy task no matter how simple some aircrews make it
>>look. This post alone will make you appreciate the work of tankers and their
>>'customer' aircraft like never before. Even the latest tanker and tactical
>>aircraft designs, with all the technology they bring to the table, don't make
>>the process that much easier. Case in point is the video below shot during a
>>transatlantic delivery flight of F-35Bs being 'dragged' to the UK by a RAF A330
>>Voyager Multi-Role Tanker Transport.
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>>As you can see, the F-35 pilot takes stab at the basket and misses, with the
>>drogue ramming into the F-35's refueling probe. The F-35 pilot does all they can
>>to avoid the basket impacting the stealth jet's sensitive skin before taking a
>>second and more successful run at it.
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>>Although missing the drogue is very common for any type of aircraft equipped
>>with a probe for aerial refueling, the F-35's refueling probe has been a source
>>of frustration for the program. The C and B models have broken off a
>>disproportionate number of probe tips during refueling in recent years.
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>>more at
>>http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22628/watch-this-f-35b-have-a-bit-of-aerial-refueling-frustration-on-its-way-to-the-uk
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>I thought the F-35 jockey did a pretty good job.
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The last 3 or 4 seconds looked to me like the guy controlling the 'gas line' fed
the line out an additional foot or so when the F-35 nudged in for its second
try...maybe my imagination.
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