Air Force Aerial Refueling Methods: Flying Boom versus Hose-and-Drogue
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Decisions on the composition of the Air Force aerial refueling fleet were made decades ago, when the primary mission was to refuel long-range strategic bombers. Modifications have been made to many of these tanker aircraft (KC-135s and KC-10s) to make them more effective in refueling fighter aircraft. This report, which will be updated, examines the balance between two different refueling methods in today’s refueling fleet — “flying boom” and “hose-and-drogue.”
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Bolkcom, Christopher & Klaus, Jon D. May 11, 2005.
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- Klaus, Jon D. Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
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Decisions on the composition of the Air Force aerial refueling fleet were made decades ago, when the primary mission was to refuel long-range strategic bombers. Modifications have been made to many of these tanker aircraft (KC-135s and KC-10s) to make them more effective in refueling fighter aircraft. This report, which will be updated, examines the balance between two different refueling methods in today’s refueling fleet — “flying boom” and “hose-and-drogue.”
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Bolkcom, Christopher & Klaus, Jon D.Air Force Aerial Refueling Methods: Flying Boom versus Hose-and-Drogue,report, May 11, 2005;Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6702/:accessed July 16, 2025),University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library,https://digital.library.unt.edu; creditingUNT Libraries Government Documents Department.