Topeka’s 190th Air Refueling Wing is a finalist to host the next generation of refueling aircraft.Forbes Field welcomed a ...

Iran’s military has developed an increasingly sophisticated arsenal of anti-ship weapons, including missiles and small boat ...

Refueling fighter aircraft en route is a prerequisite for Denmark to fly missions far from home, in the Arctic and Northern ...

One crewmember, known as the boom operator, is stationed in the rear of the plane and controls the boom during in-flight air refueling. A special shuttlecock-shaped drogue attached to and trailing ...

Alternatively, probe-drogue refueling (PDR) involves coupling a probe on a receiver aircraft with a probe receptacle (drogue) attached to a flexible, fuel hose from the tanker aircraft. PDR requires ...

Aerial refueling is the process of transferring fuel from one aircraft, the tanker, to another aircraft, the receiver. It allows the Air Force to conserve fuel by not forcing fighters to seek out ...

The plane has three decks and can hold a crew of up to 112 people. With four massive engines, the E-4B can fly for 12 hours straight without refueling, though with aerial refueling capabilities it ...

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 ...

Another challenge is related to the time required for the refueling operation. In fact, an aircraft as large as a bomber would need to stay connected to the tanker well over 10 minutes ...

The Polish ministry plans to buy refueling planes to service the country’s growing fleet of fighters. Poland operates F-16 jets and FA-50 light attack aircraft, among others, and is awaiting the ...

They will be launched from Navy aircraft carrier decks and provide air-to-air refueling for fighter jets including the F/A-18 Super Hornet. expand Boeing said that aviation history was made in ...

Scarborough and his crew will showcase the KC-46 Air Refueling Plane, nicknamed the “Pegasus,” during the show. They will exhibit on three of the six days. “It is definitely an honor and ...