Performing a midair fuel transfer between aircraft is among the most technically challenging maneuvers in aviation, especially when flying a prop-driven, WWII-era C-97 Stratotanker. That’s why neophyte pilots spent hours at the controls of this life-size simulator before they ever set foot in the real thing.
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This seems like yet another boring refueling video taken by a KC-135 Stratotanker’s flying boom operator—until the NATO E-3 Sentry AWACS plane almost crashes with it. At the last second, the Sentry’s pilot pushes down in a massive negative G-force party, avoiding a fatal outcome. Things look fun when a major disaster is averted. [The Aviationist] More »
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