Other times, planes need to stay up in the sky for a long time either in the ... The first involves a hose connected to the refueling aircraft, which extends to a basket on the receiving aircraft ...

One method uses a hose-drogue-probe assembly for the delivery of fuel. Alternatively, probe-drogue refueling (PDR) involves coupling a probe on a receiver aircraft with a probe receptacle (drogue) ...

Aerial refueling is the process of transferring fuel from one aircraft, the tanker ... which are like little roads in the sky, permanently laid out at different altitudes all over the US The ...

The MC-130J Commando II is intended to replace the aging MC-130E and P-model aerial refueling aircraft. The Commando II flies clandestine, or low visibility, single or multi-ship low-level air ...

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet was conducting a refueling mission over the Red Sea when it was downed in a friendly fire ...

Airlines at South Africa’s busiest airport can start refueling their aircraft again after a faulty valve disrupted operations, causing some flight delays. The fuel system at the O.R. Tambo ...

Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling ... of the aircraft across the entire ...

Narrator: These Air Force pilots are refueling their C-17 Globemaster III ... than 3,500 feet with just three crew members manning the aircraft. We can do everything from supporting contingencies ...