A-10 Thunderbolt II Refueling

[PhantomSilhouette]

1:30 The best scene

[BitnikGr]

The first pilot is a first class ace. Came in very fast, parked almost in no time. Usually pilots approach with much more caution and that requires them up to couple of minutes.... And then he went away with a sharp half-roll. Amazing skills.

[yk0112]

棒棒棒

[tmanran]

I have a similar look on my face whilst I have sex.

[TV843]

That last one looks like he's taken a boom to the nose a few times.

[Lucky1247]

Airplane porno.

[electroneticTV]

at first I thougt this was an animation lol.. wtf

[spyiro2007]

where is the automatic pilot ? here maybe... oh no !

[boogalooshrimpable]

i admit, this is badass

[MentallyRaped]

wtf!?

why did he use flares?

you forgot to hang the "no smoking" sign didn't you

[boogalooshrimpable]

1:25 awesome

[NickMar82]

These A-10's are politically incorrect aircrafts (cross X). They hurt haji's religious feelings.

And it is good.

[fmrykryiltuilgfx]

@NickMar82

Dude don't say Hajis. Unless you're a marine it makes you sound like a douche bag.

Also A-10's aren't even close to X's.

[theblacksheep1000]

AWESAOME!

[creamgetthamoney]

anyone know where this is?

[BigBadaBing]

Well people, we are closer and closer to the Marines from "Aliens".

[Klappfall]

Awesome.Very awesome.

Thanks for this Video.I love the A-10.

Best Regards from North-Germany :D

[WARFARENINJA]

2:19 haha I think you pissed him or her off.

[ShadowJedZ]

it's Akula...

[laney50w]

Refueling the coolest planes...EVER!

[MrThunderbolt1979]

Gotta be one of the coolest videos I've ever seen.

[MonsterRage]

1:25 3.. 2... 1... PHOTO TIME !

[skipplet]

2:42 note the dents in the nose... They don't always stick it right in the hole (sts).

[st3v0011]

plane sex

[andysim232]

thats a rubbish gas station lol, cant even get coffee or anything hehe. Cool vid though.

[ValhallaAwaitsU]

That shit is hard as hell to do even in a flight sim, I couldn't imagine how difficult it must be in real life. Those guys have mass amounts of skills.

[Kopihucky]

@ValhallaAwaitsU lol.. yeah but they have lots of time to practice.. anything is easier with practice right? First pilot up has clearly done it many times

[Dongskie2]

A-TENS ROCK!!!

[Dongskie2]

popping flares an SOP? lol burn excess fumes?

[fiemosport1]

After the 2nd guy left that sound was a recipt printing

[BatusaiJack]

gas guzzler 

[chris24542]

love how the second guy threw chaff in your face at 2:36

[Jeremyz766]

I love these pilots barrel rolling and popping flares

[EduEnYT]

they make it look so damn easy....

[MagnetHeadFTW]

that's how little model planes are made.

[lightspeedproject]

id be scared to twitch a little and make a several million dollars fuck up

[tanmyman777]

thats a badass a-10

[TwinTurboRS]

yay! very lovely shark tooth

[devilazpl]

what speed they are refueling with?

[ddpon2002]

lol nice flar

[TFSMOTO]

Wonderful Vid! / Wish we become Nevada Scenery to DCS A10 soon :)

..

Barrel Roll after Refueling is propely aloowed only by HOG & Bill&Joe(FC2) gg!

[Schimml0rd]

isn't this a game? looks like it's computergraphic ??

[Xaedillius]

@Schimml0rd um no, the mountains are genuine ;)

[destroyer1395]

Why is that plane so angry.

[Area51T]

@destroyer1395 9/11 happened.

[se7en00110111]

@destroyer1395 "Grrr... I'm angry. I've got a giant gun sticking out of my mouth. Grrr..."

[BitnikGr]

@destroyer1395 He wasn't a beloved child in its family.

[se7en00110111]

I'm sure that boom operator appreciated that A-10 pilot popping flares next to his flying gas tank.

[AznLolgic]

@se7en00110111 Is that sarcasm? I would have appreciated it! Haha worry about consequences later, it was pretty while it lasted.

[SemperBeer]

@se7en00110111

I think they do it as a precaution of any missiles heading towards the tanker. They show up big as hell on radar.

[kram2k]

@SemperBeer Flares do not show up on radar, as radar detects metallic objects and not heat. They are meant to confuse short range heat seeking missiles, not radar guided missiles. Just a heads up =)

[SemperBeer]

@kram2k

I was referring to the tankers showing up on radar, not the flares. :)

[GunBroker100]

@se7en00110111 The flares are below and behind the KC-135 and no threat to it. The fuel plume washing over the A-10 after disconnect is of no concern either. If he popped the flares because of a missile alert, I'm sure the tanker crew would prefer them to a SAM up the ass. Flying gas tank,, Pfft Jet fuel is more like diesel fuel than gas. Flares are deployed to discourage enemy missile tracking or to lure them away from the tanker.Your spazing over a non issue.

[AshwellAcott]

@GunBroker100 He was joking dude, no need to go into extremely deep context over a little bit of sarcasm...

[LancairPilot86]

@se7en00110111 Sounds like you need to do some research! Chaffing next to a KC-135 isn't real a big deal.

[TheOverloadChannel]

@se7en00110111 Well considering they said "Flares, nice!"

[wcolby1]

The 35mm typewriter in the background is annoying.

[MrHavokman]

@CrazyPeopleBlow I find it easy to laugh at your spelling

[Coke2go]

man f**k cars! i'd rather drive one of those things to go to work :D

[MaxPayne19146]

i did not know they could refuel while banking/turning.

[BluestyleY]

yes, i would like to have a video explaining, how do you transport such planes across the atlantic.. do you use ferry, ..with KC help, or just put them on a transporter tanker kinda ship and ship them where u need them=) ??? I can't imagine A-10 going on a 10K miles trip.. very very not good for your health it would be.. Or any other planes for that matter, .. only B-52, B-1B, maybe F-15E, ..others are limited to 2000-3000 miles at best..without the KCs help..

[DeutscheRitter1]

@BluestyleY Military aircraft are flown, not transported. They have to refuel by tanker 2 - 3 times, but they all make the flight on their own.

[BluestyleY]

@DeutscheRitter1 in thats case, poor pilots who have to seat in a A-10 or F-16 for 12 hours or more.. what do you do if you want to use the WC??? .. just open the canopy and do it in open air.. as you travel 800 km/h? ..

[DeutscheRitter1]

@BluestyleY There's no point in asking adolescent questions. You asked, I told you.

[BluestyleY]

@DeutscheRitter1 on the contrary, they are quite obviously important.. since without the answers one cannot imagine how is it possible for a human being to be in a small cabin not moving his legs etc.. for over 12 hours and no food, no drink, no WC.. sorry if you think such matters are completely non-important.. it only shows your arrogance and ignorance. .. thank you very much for your insight tough.. ))

[DeutscheRitter1]

@BluestyleY I've been an airline pilot for 11 years jackass. Don't ask questions if you're just going to ignore the answer. 

[hurtgrunt]

@BluestyleY when British tornado's are bombing Libya they fuel up and load up missiles and bombs in England, fly over to Libya refueling en-route.Drop bombs and missiles and fly straight back re-fueling again.No stops just one long trip.

[whitewingsrich]

I bet the person doing the videoing was drawing / symobolizing huge circles with their hand then giving the thumbs up trying to say 'when finished, roll away!!'

Awesome sight, although still quite dangerous lol lol

[msalak87]

anyone know the flight time for A-10s deploying overseas? The trip across the Atlantic has to be brutal.

[RainbowManification]

@msalak87 From the east coast to Ramstein its about 7-8 hours

[msalak87]

@RainbowManification thanks



[TalksWithDirt]

This this Afghanistan (With the Hindu Kush in the background), or over Nevada?

[krokodillemedsnabel]

the little screen in the thunderbolt cockpit - the screen they use to zoom in when they find targets and fire missiles. many aircraft has that screen, almost everyone. do they all have a camera or something, or is it satalite? and when they fire laserguided missiles - do they find the target at the screen, lock it, and then fire? how does it all work?

[mckseal]

@krokodillemedsnabel

look up video's of the game dcs a10, it is the same as real life, the tutorials for locking targets with the TGP and dropping ordnance are very informative.

[krokodillemedsnabel]

@mckseal thanks a lot mate, you're right, was very informative.

[mckseal]

@krokodillemedsnabel

No probs, if you're into that kinda thing you might want to look at getting it, I'm flying with some mates right now :)

[mirtaet123]

@krokodillemedsnabel Little screen in the cockpit shows the picture from TGP (Targeting Pod). It hangs under L or R wing. It's an optical system, that has Laser, IR and CCD (video) cameras and a big zoom. Target coordinates may be inputed on the ground/air or received from forward air controller. Yes, you can find targets visually also. Laser-guided missiles and bombs use TGP lasing on target. TGP translates target position to Maverick head, locks it and fire. It's only basics of a process.

[kuma982]

looks  like from a game, except from 2:40, was it real?

A-10 Rocks!!!

[pete1982pl]

yay barrel roll! but flares? lol

[joehigashi82]

biautiful machine

[Mr66degrees]

That was just too damned cool! I've never seen an actual vid of an aerial refueling from the "refuelers position" B4. AWESOME!

[kingneptune117]

IL ANG!

[CJ1CESSNA]

My god, I get a chubb every time I watch this!! 13 Levels of awesomeness!

[sdzoo2000]

favorite plane in the world is right here

[NielsShoe]

Rolling over is a good way of diving down. The A-10s combat operating alt is around 15,000 feet but cruise at 25,000.

[NielsShoe]

Didn't take verly long to refuel that gun.

[kris1991]

The amount of badassery on this video is beyond insane.

[ALECTSQUADRON]

dancing monster

[OurToxicAffair]

Awesome!!!

[pokersnubben]

top gun to nes!

[bomber6581]

SO COOL! LOVES WAR MACHINE OF AMERICA. greetings from Holland

[i8hy6e3]

still it looks real. find more unreal way.

[suraxis]

Superior pilots. Loved how still they kept it on the boom.

[hectiky]

Fantastic footage. Warthog guys look entertaining.

[TheMax212]

LOL the flares!

[heywatchme101]

how did they let you in a military aircraft?? did you get special access?

[xXGOHHH123Xx]

@heywatchme101 I'm pretty sure the boon operator or one of the pilots went down there and put a camera up to film it.

[heywatchme101]

1:22 !!!! sweet!

[wv2000gxe]

N.K.A.W.T.G!!!!

[utp216]

Balls that freak'n clank!

[aqwayne]

It's a SHARK IN THE SKY HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? :D A-10 still one of the coolest looking planes in the air force in my book.

[yaricksgym]

why did he release flares I wonder

[TheMax212]

@yaricksgym Haha dude he was just doing that for fun, to the people inside the plane;)

[Werine]

@yaricksgym

Pretty sure its because they knew they were being filmed,for the same reason to do those barrel rollout maneuvers...just showing off but damn its cool!

[336kgf]

Where were the planes flying when this was filmed?

[heywatchme101]

@336kgf desert + mountains afgan?

[336kgf]

@heywatchme101 I am starting to think that the more I look at it.

[exchangescompany]

awesome

[chrismecking]

great footage!! Thanks for uploading!!

[alvarez1284]

YOU KNOW THESE PILOTS HAVE SOME SKILLS THEY BARELY MOVE AROUND WHILE REFUELING UNLIKE OTHER PILOTS!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME VID!!!!!!!

[JonRDow]

Love the chaff release!

[MercedeSChink]

NYSE:BA, waiting on the new KC-X to be in action!

[bobvdvalk]

hahah it really looks angry while it's refeuling haha

[TheHeftyDanielson]

I bet the guy in the back seat said.... "DO A BARREL ROLL"

[MrJohn1966elliott]

I love it, Look like " Drink to Sharks " score 10 thumbs 

[jahracool]

We Named the ugly

[SaelPalani]

Airboy! I love the refueling vids!

[rreijne]

Love it! , the "hog" is my favorite!

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

GREAT FOOTAGE!!!!!!!!!!

[LTF85199]

what a nice job.. soon to get obsolete by the introduction of UAVs and UCAVs

[RoboTekno]

LOL Flares :P

[1989WOX]

Awesome Video!! Thanks ;-)

[Grillzor]

1:25 Epic.

[cruxader27]

this A-10s just leave without paying..?? fuel is not free dudes..lol

[cnknguyen]

A-10s are so baws...

[iwannaplaycs]

Wow that first A10 was definitely kitted out with a lot of ordinance

[MrSolid95]

Thats freaking awesome!

[ZorgDK]

that's cool!

[njY2K]

AMAZING VID! what if your car filled up like this Rolling Fuel Stations lol

[andysim232]

brilliant video hehe. i wonder if these guys would fill up my car for me =)

[funthing1991]

nom nom nom =D

[PPiTTislakatamia]

i love thunderbolts...

[ISJHman44]

Why did the seccond thuderbolt pop flares?

[Hynee]

@ISJHman44 Same reason you sometimes burp after drinking Pepsi.

[luislaurencio]

@ISJHman44 saying HELLO

[MegaRoutier]

Wow, amazing!

[pimpmytafel]

haha ... i love how they barrel roll out of sight after refueling!

[Necrile]

@pimpmytafel I'm pretty sure it was an aileron roll. A barrel roll is when it looks like they are rolling around a cylinder.

[pimpmytafel]

@Necrile huh ... didn't know that ... thanks for the info! :)

[DyeTyme]

@pimpmytafel what made it even more awesome was when the pilot released chaffs. Super cool.

[shaundiedrinksdew]

STRAIGHT DIP

[rm688]

my god that was beautiful!!!!!

[HamburgAirport]

Awesome Video!! Thanks ;-)