Russian/ Nato Refueling probe compatability?
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Russian/ Nato Refueling probe compatability?
Wondering if anyone here was aware of whether the Russian UPAZ and NATO standard refueling probes are compatible?
The probes appear similar from a distance, but there seems little information on whether they are identical / compatible or not. Clearly this matters more for countries like India which operate both Western and Russian types.
Reading up, there seems some confusion, as I understand, Indian Il-78's are fitted with Israeli Drogue systems, but are they Russian aircraft retrofitted with Western probes?
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The probes appear similar from a distance, but there seems little information on whether they are identical / compatible or not. Clearly this matters more for countries like India which operate both Western and Russian types.
Reading up, there seems some confusion, as I understand, Indian Il-78's are fitted with Israeli Drogue systems, but are they Russian aircraft retrofitted with Western probes?
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There was a thread on PPRuNe a while back, and this very subject was discussed.
One poster who had seen both said that the soviet/Russian probes were literally identical copies of NATO ones. There was further discussion (from memory) That Soviet cold war doctrine copied or used components that were compatible with western equipment, as they would likely have been operating from Western airfields very shortly after a major East/West conflict bloke out.
There was a thread on PPRuNe a while back, and this very subject was discussed.
One poster who had seen both said that the soviet/Russian probes were literally identical copies of NATO ones. There was further discussion (from memory) That Soviet cold war doctrine copied or used components that were compatible with western equipment, as they would likely have been operating from Western airfields very shortly after a major East/West conflict bloke out.
Indian Il-78's are fitted with Israeli Drogue systems
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Did I ever tell you about Gorbies visit to BZN and the fuelling ohh and defuelling 
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as they would likely have been operating from Western airfields very shortly after a major East/West conflict bloke out
I hope that was just positive thinking on their part
It was. The ground refuelling conncestions were identical, as is the AAR coupling. They are all reverse engineered versions of the NATO/Western coupling and as has been mentioned, there are several operators mixing using the different systems. India and Malaysia being two.
T-S,think that one fell on stony ground..
Ah, I see'd what you did there.
During a visit to the nearby Su22M3 regiment while on exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie (sp?) in 1996, the Polish aircrew there confirmed what has been said above - they planned to use NATO refuelling kit as they advanced into the decadent west.
During a visit to the nearby Su22M3 regiment while on exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie (sp?) in 1996, the Polish aircrew there confirmed what has been said above - they planned to use NATO refuelling kit as they advanced into the decadent west.
T-S,and Chop , joint NATO aircraft carry the logo `NATO-OTAN`; if the Israelis joined forces with a tanker,do you think the `logo should be `NATO-OTAN-ONAN`.??And would you get a refuel,or just a `dry` contact..?
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T-S,and Chop , joint NATO aircraft carry the logo `NATO-OTAN`; if the Israelis joined forces with a tanker,do you think the `logo should be `NATO-OTAN-ONAN`.??And would you get a refuel,or just a `dry` contact..?
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''Given the Charlie Uniform that the West used to make with the different POL I wonder how they would have got on?''
Probably OK. The Soviet kit was designed to accept variety of fuels. For example, the SU25 Frogfoot was/is able to burn a wide range of fuel including deisel.
Probably OK. The Soviet kit was designed to accept variety of fuels. For example, the SU25 Frogfoot was/is able to burn a wide range of fuel including deisel.
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