RED STAR ON REFUELING AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR,

Abstract

The first part of the article discusses the advantages -increased flight range and maneuverability -- to be gained by single and multiple inflight refueling of high speed bombers and fighters. The second part of the article describes the two principal existing methods of aerial refueling -- the flying boom and the probe-anddrogue systems -- and discusses their relative advantages and disadvantages and the problems generally associated with serial refueling.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 05, 1955
Accession Number
AD0604757

Entities

People

  • Yu. Rusyantsev

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Flight
  • Inflight
  • Logistics
  • Maneuverability
  • Refueling
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Tanker Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design