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June 1st 04, 08:28 AM
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Ian" wrote in message ... 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? 
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