The first part of the article discusses the advantages -- increased flight range and maneuverability -- to be gained by single and multiple inflight refueling of high speed bombers and fighters. The second part of the article describes the two principal existing methods of aerial refueling -- the flying boom and the probe-anddrogue systems -- and discusses their relative advantages and disadvantages and the problems generally associated with serial refueling.
Red Star on Refueling Aircraft in the Air
1955
2 pages
Report
No indication
English
REFUELING IN FLIGHT , BOMBERS , CABLES (MECHANICAL) , HOSES , PIPES , USSR , Translations
Aircraft refueling system and method of refueling an aircraft
European Patent Office | 2015
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