flight engineer and boom operator) The KC-10 Extender is one of the few jet aircraft in the world configured to haul military cargo, conduct aerial refueling missions and transport personnel at ...

co-pilot and boom operator) The mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic aerial refueling fleet, the KC-135 Stratotanker is a military version of the 1950s-era 707 commercial passenger jet.

Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury Both aerial refueling aircraft require a boom operator, and while both aircraft can be fitted to use an unmanned hose and drogue system, the flying boom method refuels ...

After witnessing aerial refueling at barnstorming events in ... telescoping tube with movable flight control surfaces that a boom operator on the tanker aircraft extends and inserts into a ...

Aerial refueling is ... Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force uses a flying boom system, where a long, thin tube extends from the ...

"It gets a little sketchy sometimes" 100th Air Refueling Wing boom operator"It gets a little sketchy sometimes" 100th Air Refueling Wing boom operator Available for over a year Based at RAF ...

Arielle Johnson the boom operator instructor and evaluator, about the refueling process ... base and what it’s like being an in-flight aerial refueler.

Aerial refueling is ... Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force uses a flying boom system, where a long, thin tube extends from the ...

US Air Force B-52 planes conduct aerial ... refueling. The process helps keep the planes airborne longer and saves time on landing and having to refuel. This refueling technique is called "flying ...