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To: Ready4Freddy

Depends. If it is a KC-130 then that perspective looks spot on.
Or any other tanker that uses wing mounted drogues.


13 posted on 10/07/2014 10:16:28 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ
"If it is a KC-130 then that perspective looks spot on."

The Saudi Arabian KC-130 are possible but not the best aircraft for this job. The KC-130 can't reach the cruise altitude for jets.

There are also about 20 KC-135 able to accept wing mounted refueling pods. A boom adapter looks differently.

According to the drogue it could be an A330-MRTT:
http://leehamnews.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mrtt_2.jpg (bigger)

The United Arab Emirates have 1 operational A330-MRTT, the RAF 9 Voyagers and Australian RAAF has 5 operational KC-30A.

Very likely the picture was taken from an Australian KC-30A.
40 posted on 10/10/2014 3:01:59 AM PDT by MHalblaub ("Easy my friends, when it comes to the point it is only a drawing made by a non believing Dane...")
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