fltsload Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Pretty impressive. A Marine KC-130J refueling a pair of F-18's. http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedia/videos/Refueling-Over-Iraq.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fräulein Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Made of Win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetcal1 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 KC-130 for the new KC-X! Who needs a stinkin' boomer station! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Made of Win. Huh? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwylie Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 If you wrote a loadmaster's job description, no one would believe it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fräulein Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Huh? Dan "What the Captain means"... Fantastic, magnificent, amazing, awesome, the sh*t, the bomb, grand, breathtaking, splendid, tremendous, remarkable, amazing, awe-inspiring, astounding, super, and neato keen. The term "made of win" follows the theme of using 'made of *insert word here*' as a way to describe something. It is slang, usually found on the internet, although quite uncommon at present. Although it doesn't seem to follow English grammar properly, win can be defined as a noun, so it isn't always grammatically incorrect, it's just nonsense. However, sentences such as made of awesome are grammatically incorrect, but are still used. Used in a sentence "The Lockheed C130 Hercules aircraft is made of win." If you wrote a loadmaster's job description, no one would believe it! Nice window office. Get to kick people and items out the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EClark Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 That is outstanding breathtakening thats what it is all about go C-130's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Reminds me of sitting on the ramp during intercepts on the old Blackbirds at Rhein Main with the 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herkloadie Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Reminds me of sitting on the ramp during intercepts on the old Blackbirds at Rhein Main with the 7th. :eek::eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Davenport Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 unfortunately I never got to the back to watch a helo AR as I was always too busy up front! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Fraulein Thanks for the explanation, got it now! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in WV Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 IIRC the ramp & door air speed is 150 KIAS. It would seem the fighters had to slow to near stall speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 IIRC the ramp & door air speed is 150 KIAS. It would seem the fighters had to slow to near stall speed. You should see the herk doing a refueling at MOS (minimum operating speed) refueling a pair of of helo's when your fat (155k Pounds or more). You have the hoses out, flaps at 70% and your 3 to 5 knots above airframe buffet with power required for level flight. IT CAN REALLY SUCK Got to experience my first fin stall during a refueling while instructing at the school house. Let me tell you that will wake you butt up quick:eek: Tankers hated us, they would have to slow down to IFR our Herks and by the same coin we really didnt fall in love with refueling at 70 knots either. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topboltsto400 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 IIRC the ramp & door air speed is 150 KIAS. It would seem the fighters had to slow to near stall speed. I know the palnes I fly on (H2, modded as W's) have the ramp strengthened, allowing us to do 250. Probably the case with that one as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in WV Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I knew the spec opcs birds had a higher open ramp and door speed than the trash haulers. IIRC there were some kind of shields to keep the air from coming up into the empanage from the sides of the ramp. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC130FE Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 unfortunately I never got to the back to watch a helo AR as I was always too busy up front! What he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC130FE Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I know the palnes I fly on (H2, modded as W's) have the ramp strengthened, allowing us to do 250. Probably the case with that one as well... Yes, the J's have this ramp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Davenport Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I knew the spec opcs birds had a higher open ramp and door speed than the trash haulers. IIRC there were some kind of shields to keep the air from coming up into the empanage from the sides of the ramp. Thanks for the info. We had the highspeed ramp/door 250 knots -- the buffer boards were there for the ramp crew during STAR operations. As I recall slicks had a 150 for opening and closeing but you could go up to 180 once open and locked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlg6016 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 With a 53 in the basket you where better off up front. Sorta like a train wreck, don't watch if you don't have to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 53's were ok doing them from the LH drogue, but, pucker factor went up a little using the RH drogue. Did a few over the Pacific while I was at Hickam in the TG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlg6016 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) 53's where always interesting to refuel, Once we even had a pair of F-14's pop up and stabilise out of nowhere in WESTPAC looking for some gas. Just curious about the V-22, has anybody tanked them? Edited February 26, 2010 by hlg6016 spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topboltsto400 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I have, not bad...not as slow...we call them drogue slayers...seems they liked to beat the cr@p out of the drogues.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fräulein Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 53's where always interesting to refuel, Once we even had a pair of F-14's pop up and stabilise out of nowhere in WESTPAC looking for some gas. Just curious about the V-22, has anybody tanked them? From my understanding (after speaking to one of their pilots) they are "pretty fuel efficient". In hindsight I am now kicking myself for not even thinking of asking him this question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talonlm Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Just curious about the V-22, has anybody tanked them? We refuel them now and again; it's similar to standard helo refueling procedures, only a good bit faster. Tip lights they have are kind of cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Drogue Slayers? Na, the one and only plane that earns the "Drogue Slayer" title is the MH-47's out of the 160th SOAR. Why the army decided that they didnt need to have a probe that extended BEYOND the rotor disk is beyond me. They were nowhere near as bad as they were when they first started refueling why back when, but it sure don't take much on their part to separate drogue from hose. Back then they sure put our mx supply budget to the test replacing all those hoses and couplings. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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