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Stories about: air-to-air refueling

RAF’s Atlas Military Aircraft Smashes Flight Record With 22-Hour Nonstop Trip to Guam
RAF’s Atlas Military Aircraft Smashes Flight Record With 22-Hour Nonstop Trip to Guam

6 Jul 2023, 05:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The heavy-duty cargo aircraft A400M Atlas accomplished the longest flight ever achieved by this type of aircraft, with refueling help from a US Voyager

 
RAF Successfully Conducts Air-to-Air Refueling Over the South Atlantic for the First Time
RAF Successfully Conducts Air-to-Air Refueling Over the South Atlantic for the First Time

12 Aug 2022, 04:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / In a first, the Royal Air Force refueled its massive transport aircraft while flying over the South Atlantic Ocean, with the help of the Voyager tanker

 
RAF’s Iconic Voyager Helps the Almighty C-130J Hercules Reach Even Further
RAF’s Iconic Voyager Helps the Almighty C-130J Hercules Reach Even Further

11 Jul 2022, 04:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The UK Royal Air Force's Voyager AAR tanker successfully fueled the massive C-130J Hercules mid-air, confirming its outstanding capabilities

 
Royal Air Force Atlas Aircraft Carries Out First-Ever Mid-Air Refueling, Is a Success
Royal Air Force Atlas Aircraft Carries Out First-Ever Mid-Air Refueling, Is a Success

30 Oct 2021, 08:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Royal Air Force has conducted the first air-to-air refueling with its A400M Atlas transport aircraft. The A400M was refueled by a Voyager tanker

 
Tu-160 White Swans Test Refueling During 5,000-Mile Flight Over the Arctic Ocean
Tu-160 White Swans Test Refueling During 5,000-Mile Flight Over the Arctic Ocean

12 Jul 2021, 05:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / In-flight refueling is a key asset for long flights across oceans, and the mighty strategic bombers Tu-160 proved that they've got what it takes to dominate.