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1st Mar 2019, 13:02

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sandiego89

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Originally Posted by Lyneham Lad

Not all doom and gloom - some further progress (an article on Flight Global).
The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus air tanker refuelled a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II for the first time over California.

I note the sun glare as the "latest" problem with the remote vision system with certain, limited, sun angles.

Was a remote vision system for the boom operator a program requirement? I realize that there would have been costs with putting a boom operator compartment in the lower belly, but it seems for about 70 years of tanker history starting with the KB-29 the "vision system" of the boom operator was working pretty well... Was this remote system deemed high risk? I am sure they will work the bugs out, but seems the challenges were not fully appreciated. Yes I know it is hard work.

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