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Watch Boeing refuel a huge military tanker mid-flight

April 4, 2018

Boeing successfully refueled a KC-46 Pegasus tanker from a fellow tanker — mid-air.

Boeing transferred 146,000 pounds of fuel from one plane to another after taking off from Boeing Field, near Seattle.

Here’s a video of the mid-air fuel transfer. The fuel was off-loaded at a rate of 1,200 gallons per minute.

Tanker doubles down!#Boeing#USAF KC-46 Pegasus refuels second #KC46, completing FAA Supplemental Type Certification on-load testing. RELEASE: https://t.co/RNfHEmANS0 pic.twitter.com/z52K2TXOaX

— Boeing Defense (@BoeingDefense) April 4, 2018 Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Watch Boeing refuel a huge military tanker mid-flight

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