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China: Chinese Air Force masters midair refueling
Kyodo News ^
| 09/14/05
Posted on 09/14/2005 7:37:34 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: FreedomCalls
I've tanked off Canadian, Australian, British and of course U.S. tankers. Tanking countries off the top of my head include France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Iran, Kuwait, and the list goes on and on.
The five countries statement is incorrect.
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:08:35 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: USNBandit
EEEW! LOL! But you gotta admit, the Air Force guys could top off faster! Those probe and drogue ops were just damn slow!
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:09:05 PM PDT
by
Arkie2
(Mega super duper moose, whine, cheese, series, zot, viking kitties, barf alert!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
"France, Russia, Britain and the United States can also refuel planes in midair."
So can Israel.
So much for the accuracy of Kyodo News.
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:11:29 PM PDT
by
adam_az
(It's the border, stupid!)
To: Yehuda
"I have heard they make a decent AK-47"
Some are good, some are not.
I'm not sure if you've ever field stripped one - they are VERY simple to make. very very simple.
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:15:12 PM PDT
by
adam_az
(It's the border, stupid!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
"So how far could PLAAF reach with refueling?"
We can stay up almost indefinitely, easily go around the world. So assuming their planes are as good as ours.. they can go anywhere.
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:19:40 PM PDT
by
JSteff
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:19:44 PM PDT
by
Red6
To: TigerLikesRooster
Now they've just got to get the hang of refueling a robot aircraft.
From another robot aircraft.
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:21:05 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Fortunately, the Bill of Rights doesn't include the word 'is'.)
To: stboz
Been there, done that!
Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter, made the first mid-air refueling, June 1923
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:26:19 PM PDT
by
JeffersonRepublic.com
(There is no truth in the news, and no news in the truth.)
To: ChefKeith
"Chinese MOAB?"
Why? Too many people on FR mention MOAB yet for 999 out of 1000 missions it would be the munition of last choice even for us.
It is not that useful of a weapon. So why would the Chinese cart 20000 =/- lbs of practically useless bomb, in a CARGO plane no less, 20000 +/- miles to use on us?
We would hope they would fly in in a slow lumbering cargo plane that we can shoot out of the sky with an old Aircobra.
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:31:34 PM PDT
by
JSteff
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To: gringo_in_Akita
The REAL fun will be to watch when they have their first attempt at Carrier landings. THAT will be quite entertaining.
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posted on
09/14/2005 9:58:42 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: JSteff
I was refering to Us shooting one of the chinese tankers out of the air and the result of the shoot with the fuel in the tanker.
No the use of a MOAB.
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posted on
09/14/2005 10:05:34 PM PDT
by
ChefKeith
( If Diplomacy worked, then we would be sitting here talking...)
To: TigerLikesRooster
France, Russia, Britain and the United States can also refuel planes in midair.So can Italy, or they just wasted a pile of money buying a new tanker from Boeing.
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posted on
09/14/2005 10:05:53 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: gringo_in_Akita
Is it true what they say about Akita women?
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posted on
09/14/2005 10:10:16 PM PDT
by
struggle
((The struggle continues))
To: PAR35
So can Italy, or they just wasted a pile of money buying a new tanker from Boeing.
Perhaps the article was referring to a home-grown aerial refueling capability (then again, it looks like the ChiComs are using Russian hardware). There are, iirc, a couple dozen countries that have aerial refueling capability using equipment purchased elsewhere.
To: JSteff
BTW, IIRC this is the only time except on the thread about the MOAB test in Fla that I have even mentioned one.
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posted on
09/14/2005 10:14:30 PM PDT
by
ChefKeith
( If Diplomacy worked, then we would be sitting here talking...)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I guess those Clinton era military secrets r finally paying off! (sigh)
To: church16
Folks here can scoff all you want, they are to be taken seriously. In 7 years, add Cina's combined military with their "asymetrical" forces (likely already here in the United States), and our own "enemy within", and they would likely win. The year of the dragon is in 2012. Who wants "it" more?
To: TigerLikesRooster
Gosh. I wonder how many hotshot pilots they went through before they finally completed a successful excercise?
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posted on
09/14/2005 10:37:54 PM PDT
by
Dr. Marten
((http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
To: ccmay
Interesting that they are using a multi-point hose-and-drogue system. That's the way to go for a fighter fleet. Not so good for bombers.I think all other countrys and the US Navy use the drogue system ..only the USAF uses the flying boom set up
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posted on
09/14/2005 11:17:09 PM PDT
by
tophat9000
(This bulletin just in:"Chinese's Fire Drill's" will now be known as "New Orleans' Hurricane Drill's")
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