21 July 2021
by Pat Host
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline drogue system (CDS) to refuel US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft, according to an expert.
The US Air Force has approved the KC-46A's centerline drogue system to refuel USN and USMC aircraft. (US Air National Guard)
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, told Janes on 16 July that the CDS is deployed from the back of the KC-46A. The USN, USMC, and some US Army aircraft use the probe-and-drogue method to refuel their aircraft, he added. This is comprised of a long, flexible refuelling hose and a metal basket, similar to a parachute, that provides stability to the basket while in flight.
The pilot of the receiver aircraft then inserts the aircraft's probe into the drogue to begin refuelling. Clark said the probe-and-drogue method puts the receiving pilot in control of the operation. USAF aircraft use a boom, which has not been approved for operational use due to issues with the remote vision system (RVS) and the telescoping actuator, Clark said.
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline...
21 July 2021
by Pat Host
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline drogue system (CDS) to refuel US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft, according to an expert.
The US Air Force has approved the KC-46A's centerline drogue system to refuel USN and USMC aircraft. (US Air National Guard)
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, told Janes on 16 July that the CDS is deployed from the back of the KC-46A. The USN, USMC, and some US Army aircraft use the probe-and-drogue method to refuel their aircraft, he added. This is comprised of a long, flexible refuelling hose and a metal basket, similar to a parachute, that provides stability to the basket while in flight.
The pilot of the receiver aircraft then inserts the aircraft's probe into the drogue to begin refuelling. Clark said the probe-and-drogue method puts the receiving pilot in control of the operation. USAF aircraft use a boom, which has not been approved for operational use due to issues with the remote vision system (RVS) and the telescoping actuator, Clark said.
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline...
21 July 2021
by Pat Host
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline drogue system (CDS) to refuel US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft, according to an expert.
The US Air Force has approved the KC-46A's centerline drogue system to refuel USN and USMC aircraft. (US Air National Guard)
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, told Janes on 16 July that the CDS is deployed from the back of the KC-46A. The USN, USMC, and some US Army aircraft use the probe-and-drogue method to refuel their aircraft, he added. This is comprised of a long, flexible refuelling hose and a metal basket, similar to a parachute, that provides stability to the basket while in flight.
The pilot of the receiver aircraft then inserts the aircraft's probe into the drogue to begin refuelling. Clark said the probe-and-drogue method puts the receiving pilot in control of the operation. USAF aircraft use a boom, which has not been approved for operational use due to issues with the remote vision system (RVS) and the telescoping actuator, Clark said.
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline...
21 July 2021
by Pat Host
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline drogue system (CDS) to refuel US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft, according to an expert.
The US Air Force has approved the KC-46A's centerline drogue system to refuel USN and USMC aircraft. (US Air National Guard)
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, told Janes on 16 July that the CDS is deployed from the back of the KC-46A. The USN, USMC, and some US Army aircraft use the probe-and-drogue method to refuel their aircraft, he added. This is comprised of a long, flexible refuelling hose and a metal basket, similar to a parachute, that provides stability to the basket while in flight.
The pilot of the receiver aircraft then inserts the aircraft's probe into the drogue to begin refuelling. Clark said the probe-and-drogue method puts the receiving pilot in control of the operation. USAF aircraft use a boom, which has not been approved for operational use due to issues with the remote vision system (RVS) and the telescoping actuator, Clark said.
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline...
21 July 2021
by Pat Host
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline drogue system (CDS) to refuel US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft, according to an expert.
The US Air Force has approved the KC-46A's centerline drogue system to refuel USN and USMC aircraft. (US Air National Guard)
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, told Janes on 16 July that the CDS is deployed from the back of the KC-46A. The USN, USMC, and some US Army aircraft use the probe-and-drogue method to refuel their aircraft, he added. This is comprised of a long, flexible refuelling hose and a metal basket, similar to a parachute, that provides stability to the basket while in flight.
The pilot of the receiver aircraft then inserts the aircraft's probe into the drogue to begin refuelling. Clark said the probe-and-drogue method puts the receiving pilot in control of the operation. USAF aircraft use a boom, which has not been approved for operational use due to issues with the remote vision system (RVS) and the telescoping actuator, Clark said.
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline...
21 July 2021
by Pat Host
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline drogue system (CDS) to refuel US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft, according to an expert.
The US Air Force has approved the KC-46A's centerline drogue system to refuel USN and USMC aircraft. (US Air National Guard)
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, told Janes on 16 July that the CDS is deployed from the back of the KC-46A. The USN, USMC, and some US Army aircraft use the probe-and-drogue method to refuel their aircraft, he added. This is comprised of a long, flexible refuelling hose and a metal basket, similar to a parachute, that provides stability to the basket while in flight.
The pilot of the receiver aircraft then inserts the aircraft's probe into the drogue to begin refuelling. Clark said the probe-and-drogue method puts the receiving pilot in control of the operation. USAF aircraft use a boom, which has not been approved for operational use due to issues with the remote vision system (RVS) and the telescoping actuator, Clark said.
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline...
21 July 2021
by Pat Host
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline drogue system (CDS) to refuel US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft, according to an expert.
The US Air Force has approved the KC-46A's centerline drogue system to refuel USN and USMC aircraft. (US Air National Guard)
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, told Janes on 16 July that the CDS is deployed from the back of the KC-46A. The USN, USMC, and some US Army aircraft use the probe-and-drogue method to refuel their aircraft, he added. This is comprised of a long, flexible refuelling hose and a metal basket, similar to a parachute, that provides stability to the basket while in flight.
The pilot of the receiver aircraft then inserts the aircraft's probe into the drogue to begin refuelling. Clark said the probe-and-drogue method puts the receiving pilot in control of the operation. USAF aircraft use a boom, which has not been approved for operational use due to issues with the remote vision system (RVS) and the telescoping actuator, Clark said.
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline...
21 July 2021
by Pat Host
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline drogue system (CDS) to refuel US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft, according to an expert.
The US Air Force has approved the KC-46A's centerline drogue system to refuel USN and USMC aircraft. (US Air National Guard)
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, told Janes on 16 July that the CDS is deployed from the back of the KC-46A. The USN, USMC, and some US Army aircraft use the probe-and-drogue method to refuel their aircraft, he added. This is comprised of a long, flexible refuelling hose and a metal basket, similar to a parachute, that provides stability to the basket while in flight.
The pilot of the receiver aircraft then inserts the aircraft's probe into the drogue to begin refuelling. Clark said the probe-and-drogue method puts the receiving pilot in control of the operation. USAF aircraft use a boom, which has not been approved for operational use due to issues with the remote vision system (RVS) and the telescoping actuator, Clark said.
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker's centerline...