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Forum: Tech Log

28th Jul 2005, 15:04

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Air to Air refueling.Would you contemplate it?

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Posted By BEagle

Having known Art Field since I was briefly one of...

Having known Art Field since I was briefly one of his 'Dougie Bs*', what he doesn't know about the problems of AAR organisation, execution and safety simply isn't worth a dime, as the Americans might...

Forum: Tech Log

28th Jul 2005, 06:58

Replies: 47

Air to Air refueling.Would you contemplate it?

Views: 9,762

Posted By BEagle

JF: "But for goodness sake don’t read it as I...

JF:
"But for goodness sake don’t read it as I hate to see grown men lose confidence in themselves."

Which 'grown men'?

OK - I'll be blunt. From a country which produced the sort of brains...

Forum: Tech Log

25th Jul 2005, 07:40

Replies: 47

Air to Air refueling.Would you contemplate it?

Views: 9,762

Posted By BEagle

One wonders whether the 'Rolls Royce and Airbus'...

One wonders whether the 'Rolls Royce and Airbus' representatives were people with an interest in trying to find some way of achieving 'third party revenue' with the Rental Air Force's proposed...

Forum: Tech Log

24th Jul 2005, 15:18

Replies: 47

Air to Air refueling.Would you contemplate it?

Views: 9,762

Posted By BEagle

A reasonable amount of progress has been made...

A reasonable amount of progress has been made towards drogue stabilisation and autonomous AAR, particularly for UAV refuelling.

But for any airline application, the boom method would probably be...

Forum: Tech Log

23rd Jul 2005, 21:22

Replies: 47

Air to Air refueling.Would you contemplate it?

Views: 9,762

Posted By BEagle

A 101 Sqn VC10K also flew non-stop UK-Australia...

A 101 Sqn VC10K also flew non-stop UK-Australia with AAR in Apr 1987. I believe the 15hr 53 min record still stands....

Forum: Tech Log

23rd Jul 2005, 15:45

Replies: 47

Air to Air refueling.Would you contemplate it?

Views: 9,762

Posted By BEagle

The planning of AAR, rendezvous between tanker...

The planning of AAR, rendezvous between tanker and receiver, achievement of contact and transfer of fuel requires considerable training and practise. Military aircraft refuel in designated AARAs or...

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