"John" wrote...
I am stretching here, but I seem to recall this is the reason that the
AAR probe on the A-4 Skyhawk was revised from a straight design to one
that incorporated a "dog leg." If I recall correctly, when the
.. . .

If I am wrong, I hope someone will correct me on this.

All too true! In the later years of the Scooter, inflight refueling was
prohibited with the straight probe.