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| 1- BOOMER 2- REFUELLING 3- FIGHTERS | |||
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| Follow us to the combination of three different but combined exercises in The Netherlands ? | |||
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PART 1 - BOOMER |
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| Louis Martin, Boomer in his 'RARO'station (explaination in the article) | |||
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| This is what Louis sees in one of his screens refuelling an F-16 | |||
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| The rear camera's of the KDC-10 | |||
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| There are several systems, the USAF system is arranged this way that the Boomer has direct vision on the boom | |||
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| Eric Vorstenbosch (L) arranged our meeting with Louis Martin (R) who gave us an extended interview. | |||
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| The Boom on the backside of the Dutch KDC-10 | |||
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| The three already refuelled F-16's gather on the right wing of the tanker, while the fourth is still being filled up. | |||
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| After the operation the last F-16 swings to the right and leaves the KDC-10 with full tanks.... | |||
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| As you see there are more systems to refuel. EART contributes in a larger standardisation. | |||
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| The 'Boomers-workshop' in the participating Italian tanker in exercise EART. | |||
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| This tanker has capability of refuelling from out of the wingtips. | |||
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| Demonstrated here the drogue on the hose coming out of the wingtip. Used for helicopter refuelling. | |||
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| Some explaination around the aircraft. | |||
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| An Italian tanker lands.... | |||
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| ... the boomer-crew closes up procedures... | |||
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| A brotherplane on the platform static. | |||
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| The yellow stripe on the belly of the fuselage is an orientation point for the approaching to be refuelled planes. | |||
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| A 'drogue' in it's console in the plane, retrackted. | |||
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| View on another camera system.... | |||
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| .... in another 'Boomers-office'. | |||
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| Let's not forget the pilots office, but once refuelling is actual.... | |||
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| ..... the Boomer is in charge and the Captain has to obey Boomers instructions. | |||
| In any case of emergency or precaution it can sound: BREAK-BREAK-BREAK !! | |||
| This means immediate disconnection and for the Captain: Full throttle ahead. | |||
| If you loose the tanker, you loose the mission ! | |||
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