THE keynote of the Probe and Drogue system is the ease with which aircraft of a wide variety of types can be converted from their normal role to that of aerial tankers by the use of a tanker pack. The receiver aircraft makes use of a simple permanently-installed probe of almost negligible weight which can be retractable if required.
In-Flight Refuelling
Details of the Probe and Drogue System Produced by Flight Refuelling Ltd.
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 33 , 12 ; 362-363
1961-12-01
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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