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889091 wrote:Whatever happened to the saying, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"?
What happens if the cameras/video feed on the KC-46 craps out? Do they have a contingency plan in place whereby the boom operator can physically eyeball and control the boom from the back of the plane?
KC-10:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIAGaahB6E
KC-135:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXoKx_AeOjo
fraspotter wrote:This question is specific to the USAF and their tanker refueling fleet. Currently the USAF refueling fleet operates 3 different types (KC135, KC10, KC46). I would assume that the flight crews are specific to their aircraft and cross training between types is rare if not unheard of. As far as the specialists operating the booms during refueling operations are concerned, are they specific to a single aircraft type or could they move between KC135, KC10 and the KC46 as needed or would they need cross training? How many aircraft types can they be certified on at a time?
889091 wrote:Whatever happened to the saying, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"?
What happens if the cameras/video feed on the KC-46 craps out? Do they have a contingency plan in place whereby the boom operator can physically eyeball and control the boom from the back of the plane?
KC-10:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIAGaahB6E
KC-135:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXoKx_AeOjo