KC-46 refuels fighter jet with hose, drogue system for first time
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An Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard a KC-46A Pegasus successfully refueled an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet in flight Feb. 10, marking the program’s first using the tanker’s hose and drogue system. The flight, which took place in the skies over Washington state, lasted more than four hours and the tanker’s air refueling operator transferred […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kc-46-refuels-fighter-jet-with-hose-drogue-system-for-first-time-66770/
An Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard a KC-46A Pegasus successfully refueled an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet in flight Feb. 10, marking the program’s first using the tanker’s hose and drogue system. The flight, which took place in the skies over Washington state, lasted more than four hours and the tanker’s air refueling operator transferred […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kc-46-refuels-fighter-jet-with-hose-drogue-system-for-first-time-66770/