V-22 begins tests with KC-135 refueler

The U.S. Navy-led V-22 Osprey program has begun testing the ability of the Bell-Boeing tiltrotor aircraft to be refueled by the Air Force's KC-135 tanker. The tests, which began Aug. 24 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., initially will try to verify that the two aircraft can safely fly near...

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