Successful trial of new air refueling technique; tanker aircraft trails 65ft fuel hose which terminates in cone containing main fuel valve; applying half flap, Meteor pilot approaches tanker and engages with cone by use of "probe" which protrudes from nose of his aircraft; within cone it is gripped by three toggles; equipment constructed by Flight Refueling Ltd. (See also Flight v 56 n 2120 Aug 11 1949 p 177-8; Aviation Week v 51 n 9 Aug 29 1949 p 18-20; Engineering v 168 n 4359 Aug 12 1949 p 151; Engineer v 188 n 4889 Oct 7 1949 p 408)


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    Title :

    Meteor's 12-hour flight


    Additional title:

    Aero Digest


    Published in:

    Aero Digest ; 59 , n 4


    Publication date :

    1949


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Meteor's 12-hour flight

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    Meteor's 12-hour flight

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    Meteor's 12-hour flight

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    Meteor's 12-hour flight

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


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