"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"Ian" wrote in message
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Is it still the case that the USN uses the trailing drogue (as the
RAF/RN
do), with the USAF using the tanker to steer the probe? If so, why the
different approaches?



The flying boom method has a higher transfer rate but probe
and drogue can be fitted to buddy tankers.

Keith

Maybe a bit simplistic but couldn't they equal the transfer rates by just
increasing the bore of the drogue feed pipe? It all ends up in the same fuel
system (on the refuelling aircraft) so it can't be a pressure constraint?