dinger wrote:bobthehandyman wrote:
very good sir, thanks for sharing, love them all. And why did the USN select to have have a plane they cannot in-flight refuel themselves?
The sole US Navy tanker is the Super Hornet in the '5 wet' configuration. The US Marines utilise the KC-130T and KC-130J. These all use the 'probe and drogue' system. The P-8A is a long range Maritime Patrol Aircraft and when operating is independant of the Carrier Air Wing. It makes sense to utilise the boom method of refuelling as the offload rate from a boom tanker is greater then a hose equipped tanker. Also, the US Navy E-6B Mercury TACAMO aircraft are equipped for boom refuelling as well.
Dinger.
thanks, it's good info, always something new to learn, thanks again
