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| Author: | bdk [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Airbus Tanker Loses Another Refueling Boom |
So is this a problem for a tanker? Glad the US didn't select this aircraft. I think this is the second boom that has fallen off in flight. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-11/airbus-tanker-loses-refueling-boom-hose-during-flight-over-spain.html |
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| Author: | TROJANII [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Airbus Tanker Loses Another Refueling Boom |
Looks like it happened to the Aussies in Jan 2011: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-2 ... ate1-.html They're not supposed to do that, are they? |
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| Author: | CAPFlyer [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Airbus Tanker Loses Another Refueling Boom |
Glad to see that the media is as unable to read or hear a press release as always... Quote: A boom is a rigid hose that extends from the undercarriage of the plane to feed a second aircraft with extra fuel so it can continue flights without landing. Wow... just wow... |
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| Author: | The Inspector [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Airbus Tanker Loses Another Refueling Boom |
CAPFlyer wrote: Glad to see that the media is as unable to read or hear a press release as always... Quote: A boom is a rigid hose that extends from the undercarriage of the plane to feed a second aircraft with extra fuel so it can continue flights without landing. Wow... just wow... But, only in BMW TV commercials  
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| Author: | tinbender2 [ Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Airbus Tanker Loses Another Refueling Boom |
CAPFlyer wrote: Glad to see that the media is as unable to read or hear a press release as always... Quote: A boom is a rigid hose that extends from the undercarriage of the plane to feed a second aircraft with extra fuel so it can continue flights without landing. Wow... just wow... Hmmmm, ain't a rigid hose usually called a pipe? and wouldn't the gear have to be extended for refueling? and.. and.. and I'd better stop trying to figure this newfangled aero-naughtics out before my brain explodes. |
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| Author: | CAPFlyer [ Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Airbus Tanker Loses Another Refueling Boom |
You read my comment then? 
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