probe-and-drogue

The potential C-130J replacements can be air refueled, but not by the probe-and-drogue method used by the CF-188s; the Js require "flying boom" capability.

Archive 2006-02-01 2006

The U.S. Marines employed the KC130F version which served primarily as a probe-and-drogue refueling plane, although when the rubber fuel bladders were removed from the cargo compartment, the plane also served as a transport.

Vlahakos, Peter G. 1990

The U.S. Marines employed the KC130F version which served primarily as a probe-and-drogue refueling plane, although when the rubber fuel bladders were removed from the cargo compartment, the plane also served as a transport.

Coates, Donald L. 1990

The U.S. Marines employed the KC130F version which served primarily as a probe-and-drogue refueling plane, although when the rubber fuel bladders were removed from the cargo compartment, the plane also served as a transport.

Luker, Russell B. 1990

The U.S. Marines employed the KC130F version which served primarily as a probe-and-drogue refueling plane, although when the rubber fuel bladders were removed from the cargo compartment, the plane also served as a transport.

Prevost, Albert M. 1990

The U.S. Marines employed the KC130F version which served primarily as a probe-and-drogue refueling plane, although when the rubber fuel bladders were removed from the cargo compartment, the plane also served as a transport.

Alm, Richard A. 1990

The U.S. Marines employed the KC130F version which served primarily as a probe-and-drogue refueling plane, although when the rubber fuel bladders were removed from the cargo compartment, the plane also served as a transport.

Humphrey, Galen F. 1990

Aircraft modified as tanker for probe-and-drogue refueling experiments; l B-47B converted.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

The tanker will be equipped with a refuelling probe and the receiver with a hose-drum unit - the opposite of the normal probe-and-drogue arrangement - and it is the tanker that will rendezvous with the receiver, maneuver into contact with the basket and

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"With over 500 F-16 fighters in service with 22 countries, the Indian probe-and-drogue refueling system could find a wide market provided it was tested and certified by the military aviation authorities in the buyer countries."

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