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| This article is in fact a 3 in 1 edition, concerning: 1- The Boomer profession, 2- Refuelling standardization and | |||
| 3- The Fighter exercise Frisian Flag in combination with eachother. A very large exercise in The Netherlands in 2014 | |||
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| ARANYSAS Hungary publised our story about this large, 3 in 1 combined exercise... | |||
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| ... conducted by the Royal Dutch Airforce, Frisian Flag at Leeuwarden AFB, EART & Boomer at Eindhoven AFB | |||
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| Follow us in these three parts in the next three pages of photographic impressions ? | |||
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PART 1 - REFUELLING |
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| For many years Eindhoven AFB has been the scene of one of the largest planes in The Netherlands: The KDC-10 .... | |||
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| Here in action with a Dutch F-16 in the 'Boom' system... (Credits picture Frank Crebas) | |||
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| as you see here there are more systems such as the 'drogue. A Boom cannot work because of the rotorblades ... | |||
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| F-16's approach on the left side, refuell, and leave on the right side of the tanker. | |||
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| Dutch Aviation Media was able to join a refuelling flight with an American tanker in an AWACS plane. | |||
| The picture shows our AWACS Sentry approaching the USAF tanker... | |||
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| An AWACS seen from the Boomersplace coming in slowly. We show you various images from 'Seat-5' in our AWACS | |||
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| The ANG tanker is coming nearer, and getting 'bigger'... | |||
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| For civilians this is a marvellous sight ... | |||
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| The Boom is coming in closer ... | |||
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| You can see the boomer sit in his position to 'fly' the boom... | |||
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| It almost seems to hit our windows ... | |||
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| 'Wave to the Boomer' while the fuel is transported to our AWACS ;-)) ... | |||
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| ... The time for refuelling is very short, and the boom disconnects and retracts.... | |||
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| Wave 'bye bye' to the boomer ... | |||
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| The USAF tanker speeds up, and the AWACS Sentry lowers speed to build distance. | |||
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| There he goes, end of operation. | |||
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| Another example of refueeling is this 'Hose' system with an Italian tanker. | |||
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| What a sight, two thirsty Rafales being refuelled... | |||
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| ... or this Boeing KC-135Q refueling an SR-71. | |||
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| Another two refuelling images. There is an absolute need to standardize the different systems. | |||
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| Various tankers should be able to refuel all kinds of aircraft. | |||
| If you loose the tanker, you loose the mission ! | |||
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