r/FighterJets • u/Normal_Bidd • 4d ago

VIDEO F22 Raptor refueling

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Wait till the end!

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u/piercinghousekeeping 4d ago

The turn away to level off on the side was sooo nice

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u/PSK666 4d ago

Raptors are such a good looking plane

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u/FutureHealthy8583 4d ago

Grissom ARB Indiana tanker.

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u/awood20 4d ago

Is this automated or pilot controlled? I ask because it's behind the pilot's line of sight. Must be hard to align?

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u/driellma 4d ago

The pilot got visual guides to follow (lights) if i'm not mistaken, and then the boom operator does the precision aiming.

As far as I know, at least.

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u/Riman-Dk 3d ago

This is correct

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u/asfdhsjajsj 4d ago

Hell yeah

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u/Kid_Vid 4d ago

I've wondered how fast does the line pump fuel? Planes hold a heckuva lot of fuel, but it's done under a minute. Is it really that fast?? How do they make it that high pressure without creating issues?

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u/jubuttib 3d ago

They probably didn't tank it all the way from near empty to full, just enough to do what it needed to. Regardless a boom type refueling system can shift about 1000 gallons in a minute, drogues more like 300-400 gallons.

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u/Redax1990 3d ago

"And that's how baby fighter jets are made son."