Simviation Forum - Refuelling exercise

Oct 12^th, 2009 at 4:12am

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Two F-14 B's keeping an eye on a refuelling exercise

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Reply #1 - Oct 12^th, 2009 at 4:24am

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not bad although the refueling drogue seems to be in the cockpit of the receiving plane.

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Reply #2 - Oct 12^th, 2009 at 4:35am

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damn! That's what I call drunk flying! have a better shot showing the probe better, but need editing ! Will post later!

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Reply #3 - Oct 12^th, 2009 at 10:57am

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Jakes can you please tell me if they are fully working refuelling probes that can actually refuel an aircraft in flight. I have a friend(honestly) that has been searching for working refuellers. We both have AI aircraft that extend their drogues above 5000ft but are not fully functioning refuellers. And are after decent ones.

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Reply #4 - Oct 12^th, 2009 at 11:43am

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Very nice!

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Reply #5 - Oct 12^th, 2009 at 1:02pm

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mykV wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 10:57am:

Jakes can you please tell me if they are fully working refuelling probes that can actually refuel an aircraft in flight. I have a friend(honestly) that has been searching for working refuellers. We both have AI aircraft that extend their drogues above 5000ft but are not fully functioning refuellers. And are after decent ones.

Cheers for now Myk

Hi Myk, they are not fully working. Also not AI, but fully flyable with commands to extend the probes. I know there is a addon that you can run as an addon program that can maybe make refuellers working,but i can only search for that addon tomorrow. Also try to find the addon at aircraft wanted section?

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Reply #6 - Oct 12^th, 2009 at 4:49pm

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Jakes, those shots are so cool they gave me the will to fire my Recorder again

I believe the refuelling manoever is done at limited speed isn't it ? Don't you think the Tomcat wings should be more open ?

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Reply #7 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 12:49am

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Daube wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 4:49pm:

I believe the refuelling manoever is done at limited speed isn't it ? Don't you think the Tomcat wings should be more open ?

Thanx for the compliments! I believe it is done at 300 knots? And at 300kts the F14 can handle fully swept wings? Please correct me if i am wrong??

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Reply #8 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 4:40am

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I'm not too sure anymore, but I think I saw refuelling pictures where the Tomcat had opened wings...

EDIT: look here, google told me

http://www.nuffy.net/pics/cool/1/air_plane/airplane07.jpg

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Reply #9 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 11:11am

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Awesome shots. Cool

Love the color of the cats in the first one. Wink

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Reply #10 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 10:27pm

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Ghostrider114 wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 4:24am:

not bad although the refueling drogue seems to be in the cockpit of the receiving plane.

That's were the extended range fuel goes. Grin

Nice job.

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Reply #11 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 3:43am

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OVERLORD_CHRIS wrote on Oct 13^th, 2009 at 10:27pm:

Ghostrider114 wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 4:24am:

not bad although the refueling drogue seems to be in the cockpit of the receiving plane.

That's were the extended range fuel goes. Grin

Nice job.

Thank you

Still the drougue is too in to the cockpit, and the cats needs to spread their wings

oh well imagine this as a high speed refuelling test

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Reply #12 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 8:01am

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Ghostrider114 wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 4:24am:

not bad although the refueling drogue seems to be in the cockpit of the receiving plane.

That's not fuel! This is how pilots do the funnel at parties now. Grin

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