Airbus Performs Automated Aerial Refueling
Credit: A310: Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt
ISTANBUL—Airbus has carried out its first aerial refueling contacts using an automated system, a test which could pave the way for automatic refueling of receiver aircraft. The company’s converted A310 tanker testbed performed six dry contacts with a Portuguese Air Force F-16 during a test flight...
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