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04-20-2015 | 06:24 AM
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04-25-2015 | 05:39 PM
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That sure must be interesting. I wonder what references the B-2 pilots use to maintain their spacing, both vertical and fore/aft? I did a ton of day as well as night AAR's in both the F-100 and the A-10. The F-100 was harder because the refueling probe was in the right wing root and so you aligned with the tanker, a little left of centerline and just drove it in until you either made contact or overran the basket, in which case you'd back out a little and do it again. The A-10 was a piece of cake as the receptacle was in the nose, directly forward to the windshield.
04-26-2015 | 08:58 AM
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That sure must be interesting. I wonder what references the B-2 pilots use to maintain their spacing, both vertical and fore/aft? I did a ton of day as well as night AAR's in both the F-100 and the A-10. The F-100 was harder because the refueling probe was in the right wing root and so you aligned with the tanker, a little left of centerline and just drove it in until you either made contact or overran the basket, in which case you'd back out a little and do it again. The A-10 was a piece of cake as the receptacle was in the nose, directly forward to the windshield.
04-28-2015 | 06:32 AM
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04-28-2015 | 08:03 AM
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