"Looking at the last pic ... Has a VC-10 "Supped" from a Herc ? If so have one of you fine Gents got a pic"
When I was the TAARI (Type Air-to-air-refuelling instructor), we did a trial (no pics in my possession) but the only way for the VC10 to stabilise at a reasonably high power setting (giving it more 'prodability' because of the jet engines) was with Albert at Vno which was impractical.
It was really done as a 'can we do this'? There was no real reason why the '10 would need to prod a Herc.
The fun started when we tried to have a prod on the wing hose from a Tristar - the wing vortex nearly turned us upside down due to our wingspan.......
The centre hose was a bit of a white knuckle ride as well!!
I think Scroggins had attempted this before and advised against it - OC Ops wanted to see it for himself....and he did!
Never tried that again!
Herc to Herc was the easiest; even prodding against the VC10 was up on limits - don't get me started on the Victor!!