From: Alan Minyard
Date: 6/25/2004 1:00 PM Central Daylight Time
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:22:11 +0100, Robert Briggs
wrote:

Tomas By wrote:

Several EU countries have tankers, I believe. (But I guess those are
all US made aircraft. We'll have to wait for that new super Airbus.)

Er, since when has the VC10 been a Yankish aeroplane?

(Or the Victor which we used to use?)

Is there a system in place where by they can refuel JAS 39s?
I don't recall ever seeing a probe on a SAAB and I thought
probe and drogue was the "Brit method".

Al Minyard

U.S. Navy uses it too as did some U.S.A.F. aircraft.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired