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Have you ever seen an airplane refuel in the sky?
I didn't know an airplane could be refueled mid-air until I saw this ... that can fix this issue while the plane is still in flight. From Instagram: "Aerial refueling, a vital technique for ...
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KC-135 tankers coming to Eielson AFB after bureaucratic delays
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The U.S. Air Force recently announced it is fulfilling its commitment to base four KC-135 ...
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Can a bird strike bring down a passenger plane? The tragic mid-air collisions which claimed hundreds of lives - as expert warns fatal incidents could become MORE frequent
Potentially fatal mid-air bird strikes and rare 'black swan' events capable of bringing down a passenger plane could become more frequent, aviation experts fear. It comes after a jet in South ...
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Russian Northern Fleet pilots practice mid-air refueling in Arctic drills
The aircraft practiced mid-air refueling at an altitude of 4,000-6,000 meters and at a speed of about 500 km/h. The exercise also involved young pilots who performed this element aboard Su-24 ...
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After a yearslong delay, Air Force agrees to send more refueling planes to Alaska
An Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 ... on basing the planes in Fairbanks. Aerial refueling is the military capacity to add fuel to various planes in mid-flight, thereby extending their range.
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Air National Guard prepares to deploy in KC-46 refueling aircraft's historic operation
Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air ... refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational deployment of the ...
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After a yearslong delay, Air Force agrees to send more refueling planes to Alaska
Dan Sullivan, nearly four years after the Air Force first stated ... in Fairbanks. Aerial refueling is the military capacity to add fuel to various planes in mid-flight, thereby extending their ...