Originally Posted by ian16th
I found this bit interesting:
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The A400M is designed to act both as a tactical/strategic airlifter and as an air-to-air refuelling platform. To act as a tanker,
two probe and drogue refuelling kits can be installed on the aircraft's wings.
I can see the drogue's under the wings, but not the probe's.
The system is called "probe & drogue". It implies the probe is on the receiver, the drogue on the tanker.
The A400 in the picture does have a probe on the front.
edit: Damn....beaten to it.