Why does the US use two types of aerial refueling?
Apr 10, 2015 · There are two main types of aerial refueling, the boom and the drogue. The US uses both, while most other countries use just the drogue. How are they different and why …
Do any commercial airline models have a parachute at rear to help …
25 Some land-based fighter aircraft have a drogue-chute to help them slow down during landing. Do any current models of commercial aircraft have a similar mechanism? Secondly, would …
Why is the drogue parachute jettisoned on the runway?
Jul 29, 2016 · Why is the drogue parachute of a military plane jettisoned on the runway? Why not drag it to the parking area for safe removal, inspection, and repacking?
Why are flying-boom tankers restricted to a single boom?
May 20, 2018 · 4) The high flow rate of a boom is only useful for larger aircraft like bombers, which are too big for simultaneous refueling. This somewhat reduces the advantage of having …
military - What drives the design decision of where to place the ...
What has driven the decision to place the refueling receptacle behind the pilot and to rear of the plane. Is this simply driven by the change away from drogue and probe and the location …
How do aircraft refueling in-air deal with wake turbulence?
Jan 8, 2017 · Whereas, as with "probe and drogue", the shuttlecock basket is trailing behind and below the tanker, the receiver pilot flies their aircraft such that the refueling nozzle goes into …
What is the maximum height for deploying a parachute?
Mar 30, 2020 · A small drogue chute is necessary just to keep from tumbling uncontrollably. Deployment of a parachute in this state would be extremely dangerous. Even once you are …
How is it safe for helicopters and Ospreys to refuel in mid-air?
Jan 26, 2015 · How do military helicopters like the Blackhawk and CH-53, as well as the V-22 Osprey, perform mid-air refueling without their rotor blades (periodically and accidentally) …
military - Russian-built and NATO (USN, European) probe-and …
Feb 13, 2015 · Considering the current diversity of coalition air fleets in some parts of the world (the Horn of Africa situation comes to mind), can Russian-built tankers refuel NATO probe-and …
What are these small propellers in the A330 MRTT's wings?
Wing-mounted aerial refuelling pods feature a drogue refuelling system and an integral fuel boost pump which provides a fuel transfer capability up to 450USGPM (1703 Litres per minute) at 45 …