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REFUELLING 2- BOOMER 3- FIGHTERS
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LARGE
STORY
IN 3 PARTS |
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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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Ptisi
Greece publised our story on six pages 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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Two
weeks of intensive training... |
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for Fighters, Transportplanes, Tankers, additional planes and Boomers
! |
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Follow
us in these three parts in the next three pages of photographic
impressions ? |
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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On to the next
chapter: Boomer
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