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Refuelling exercise

Postby JakesF14 » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:12 am

Two F-14 B's keeping an eye on a refuelling exercise


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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby Ghostrider114 » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:24 am

not bad although the refueling drogue seems to be in the cockpit of the receiving plane.
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby JakesF14 » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:35 am

damn! That's what I call drunk flying! have a better shot showing the probe better, but need editing ! Will post later! 
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby mykV » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:57 am

Jakes can you please tell me if they are fully working refuelling probes that can actually refuel an aircraft in flight. I have a friend(honestly) that has been searching for working refuellers. We both have AI aircraft that extend their drogues above 5000ft but are not fully functioning refuellers. And are after decent ones.

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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby EJW » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:43 am

Very nice!
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby JakesF14 » Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:02 pm

[quote]Jakes can you please tell me if they are fully working refuelling probes that can actually refuel an aircraft in flight. I have a friend(honestly) that has been searching for working refuellers. We both have AI aircraft that extend their drogues above 5000ft but are not fully functioning refuellers. And are after decent ones.

Cheers for now
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby Daube » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:49 pm

Jakes, those shots are so cool they gave me the will to fire my Recorder again :)

I believe the refuelling manoever is done at limited speed isn't it ? Don't you think the Tomcat wings should be more open ?
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby JakesF14 » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:49 pm


I believe the refuelling manoever is done at limited speed isn't it ? Don't you think the Tomcat wings should be more open ?

Thanx for the compliments!  I believe it is done at 300 knots? And at 300kts the F14 can handle fully swept wings? Please correct me if i am wrong??
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby Daube » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:40 am

I'm not too sure anymore, but I think I saw refuelling pictures where the Tomcat had opened wings...

EDIT: look here, google told me :)
http://www.nuffy.net/pics/cool/1/air_pl ... lane07.jpg
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby jime59 » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:11 am

Awesome shots. 8-)

Love the color of the cats in the first one. ;)
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby OVERLORD_CHRIS » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:27 pm

not bad although the refueling drogue seems to be in the cockpit of the receiving plane.

That's were the extended range fuel goes. ;D

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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby JakesF14 » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:43 am

not bad although the refueling drogue seems to be in the cockpit of the receiving plane.

That's were the extended range fuel goes. ;D

Nice job.



Thank you  :-) Still the drougue is too in to the cockpit, and the cats needs to spread their wings  :-)
oh well imagine this as a high speed refuelling test  :-)
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Re: Refuelling exercise

Postby skoker » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:01 am

not bad although the refueling drogue seems to be in the cockpit of the receiving plane.

That's not fuel!  This is how pilots do the funnel at parties now.  ;D
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