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- Definição1
- The fueling of an aircraft from another aircraft when both are in flight. The basic system consists of a refueling probe on the receiver aircraft and one or more cone-shaped drogues at the end of hose(s) trailing from the tanker aircraft. The pilot of the receiver aircraft guides the probe into the drogue. The probe also may be put into the receiver aircraft by the probe operator in the tanker aircraft. The fuel valve in the probe nozzle opens when contact is made and closes when the contact is broken. The rate of flow is between 200 to 500 gallons per minute. In-flight refueling is also possible from one suitable modified combat aircraft to another combat aircraft, and, in this case, it is known as buddy refueling, refueling from a buddy store.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte2
- EUROCONTROL. Eurocontrol ATM lexicon. Brussels, 2011. Disponível em: http://www.eurocontrol.int/aim/public/standard_page/lexicon. html. Acesso em: 21 mar. 2011.
- Fonte3
- ARAÚJO, João Richard Barcelos. Inglês técnico: técnicos em manutenção de aeronaves. [S.l]: [s.n.], [200-]. 100 p.
- Contexto
- Military flying operations constitute a significant and important proportion of total airspace use. Therefore, the military authorities of some ECAC States have established their own "Operational Air Traffic" (OAT) Services in parallel with the "General Air Traffic" (GAT) Services in order to provide for their specialised operations such as air combat training, low-level missions, in-flight refuelling and high-energy flying activities which are incompatible with the normal application of the ICAO Rules of the air and air traffic services procedures.
- Subárea1
- Military Aviation
- Português
- reabastecimento em voo
- Imagem
An Australian Boeing 707 refueling a US Navy F/A-18 in 2002.
