ReCALcitrant,

I get your vibe about the "admin" aspect of AR to some airframes, but thats not what the discussion was about, B-52's seem like they are relatively stable behind the tanker. One ex-Buff IP posted a picture of a Buff doing a "whiff" manuever, it looked like he was in a 80 degree bank! Impressive! try doing that same manuever in the C-17 and you'll be in the newspapers the next day.
The conversation was about the difficulty of some airframes in AR not how difficult it is. C-141 = easy, C-17=not so much, B-52=easy I guess. SOLL II not so much, look it up, though Hacker15E may know about it too.
Take Care,
Vito