Refueling, pt 5 - KC-10 b.jpg (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman]

[Jon Woellhaf]

Why have a KC-10 refuel another KC-10? Guess: One can carry more fuel than
it can takeoff with? Takeoff with max fuel load uses enough fuel that it's
worth in air refueling to get maximum range.

"Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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[PVK]

Perhaps the receiving KC10 was halfway through a long flight, and the
tanking 10 rendezvoused with it from another base. Or maybe it was just an
exercise. There could be any number of reasons.



"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
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> Why have a KC-10 refuel another KC-10? Guess: One can carry more fuel than
> it can takeoff with? Takeoff with max fuel load uses enough fuel that it's
> worth in air refueling to get maximum range.
>
> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
> ...
>

[Wayne Paul]

Often during combat tankers are kept on station for the purpose of refulling
damaged or low stated,fighters returing to their bases. If the tanker
station is a segnificant distance from its' base, the off-going tanker will
transfer its' excess fuel to the on-coming tanker.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/

"PVK" > wrote in message
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> Perhaps the receiving KC10 was halfway through a long flight, and the
> tanking 10 rendezvoused with it from another base. Or maybe it was just an
> exercise. There could be any number of reasons.
>
>
>
> "Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> Why have a KC-10 refuel another KC-10? Guess: One can carry more fuel
>> than it can takeoff with? Takeoff with max fuel load uses enough fuel
>> that it's worth in air refueling to get maximum range.
>>
>> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>
>

[Jon Woellhaf]

Thanks, Wayne.

That's a good explanation.

Jon

"Wayne Paul" > wrote in message
m...
> Often during combat tankers are kept on station for the purpose of
> refulling damaged or low stated,fighters returing to their bases. If the
> tanker station is a segnificant distance from its' base, the off-going
> tanker will transfer its' excess fuel to the on-coming tanker.
>
> Wayne
> http://www.soaridaho.com/
>
> "PVK" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Perhaps the receiving KC10 was halfway through a long flight, and the
>> tanking 10 rendezvoused with it from another base. Or maybe it was just
>> an exercise. There could be any number of reasons.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>> Why have a KC-10 refuel another KC-10? Guess: One can carry more fuel
>>> than it can takeoff with? Takeoff with max fuel load uses enough fuel
>>> that it's worth in air refueling to get maximum range.
>>>
>>> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Mike Henley]

"PVK" > wrote in message
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> Perhaps the receiving KC10 was halfway through a long flight, and the
> tanking 10 rendezvoused with it from another base. Or maybe it was just an
> exercise. There could be any number of reasons.
>
That was a publicity picture taken by McDonnell Douglas when the KC-10 was
just beginning production.