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KC-46 tanker’s boom breaks, dents plane while refueling fighter jet

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Air Force officials are investigating a mishap that heavily damaged a KC-46 Pegasus tanker plane while it refueled a fighter jet last month, Air Force Times has learned. (www.defensenews.com) Mais...

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CPAIR007
JASON AWID 1
2.5 million for you Yanks to cough up ..
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bentwing60
bentwing60 1
Already printed!
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blueashflyer
blueashflyer 3
"dents plane" is an understatement
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blueashflyer
blueashflyer 2
"...the service believes it will cost at least $2.5 million to repair the KC-45..."
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johnatwohy
John Twohy 2
Ok I see this picture so who was the boom operator that held the joystick boom up controller
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bentwing60
bentwing60 -2
Your kinder, gentler MIC more diverse employee, that's who!
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nasdisco
Chris B 3
Booms just seem more problematic than Drogues.
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bentwing60
bentwing60 4
Booms deliver fuel at a much higher rate of flow and AF refuels bombers, the Marines and Navy refuel in significantly lower quantities per aircraft and thus can refuel two F18's with drogues in less TOS than one B1B or B52.
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