Air-to-air refuelling - when things go wrong

[rocklee5x]

from the looks of this video, seems that most issues come from the use of probe and drogue, boom looks more safe right??? am no expert in the matter.

[EduEnYT]

0:36

That drogue operator did a great trolling there

[08sgallagher]

i was doing mprs and brought back an f-18 probe a few weeks ago lol. stayed stuck in the basket

[shwacksack]

lucky helicopter!

[Cheetarjordan99]

1:09 Now i know how black guys feel when having sex

[sonicfan1996]

0:08 Oh snap! see what i did there?

[1Filmproducer]

quick get a bucket! its raining fuel

[drbackjack]

Silly billys still using drogue chuts

[SergeantZippo]

@ 0:37 "No Soup for You! Back of the Line!!! (When the F-18 is trying to refuel from the KC-130)

[edjie99]

looks like a sperm flying.

[AlitaAngel]

1:17

Ah! pa habernos matao!!!!!

[SanJoseSharksHockey]

Was the pavelow at the end of the video able to land safely?

[crapper1]

lol the f18 refueler guy probally said well sam i needed more hose but did u have to disconnect it and give me the whole thing

[herrzorlo]

CH53 fail

[Iris421989]

i think the CH-53 pilot made a great call in a short time,

Had he not pulled back on the cyclic that hard and severed his own probe, the drogue would have gone straight into the rotor = dead crew

[pilot588]

it's ALLWAYS Hilarious when a Heli FAILS to refuel, lol!

[6020e3]

@pilot588 it's like the plane with the fuel is doing a bad joke to the poor chopper.

[ewoods13]

Boom refueling ftw

[Ramenking1]

Basket slap for the lose! And usually they cut the hose, or they reel it in.

[captain150]

First one, the refueling plane was thinking "oops. Uh oh, oh no, oh no, ohhhhhh nooooo"

[stuntmanmike37]

Isn't it funny, all these mishaps are happening with the dumb ass drogue and probe systems? You don't see a flying boom screwing up like this. Go Air Force!

[sohcsarewicked]

@stuntmanmike37 but the drogue seems easier to use as the plane can still move independently of the fighter

[stuntmanmike37]

@sohcsarewicked No way. I'm a crew chief on KC-135s. The flying boom is much easier for reciever pilots. All they need to do is get close enough, then the boom operator does all the work. Once they're hooked in, they can move all around, as long as it's within the limits of the boom's movement. The boom also pumps way faster than a drogue does.

[sohcsarewicked]

@stuntmanmike37 OK I understand now well u should be posting some videos then get to work :D

[delanyify]

Damn shit. They were lucky

[hobbang2]

hoses are designed to be cut when pulled hard, in case of danger of hose damaging refueling vehicle.

[PrimoVids]

How come the damn hoses come off so easily?

[verdebusterAP]

its designed to do that

[RoboTekno]

@PrimoVids one word, gremlins

[walperstyle]

a lot of people got REALLY LUCKY

Better to be yelled at by a CO then to have the later.

[mustangman6579]

DOH!

[kohkeng]

wow. the one that the pipe came off and almost hitted tha aircraft was funny~~

[Scoopy4444]

hehe, when the blades hited the pole, i said " oops!! " : )

[HOllyW0uld]

OH SHIT! are the only two words that come to mind....

[buba132]

lols its like a pens rofl it can fall off when u stick it to far lololololololololololol

[Archer28M]

The pilot of the C53 probebly thot: O fack ! What nou? And the copilot give him a look...

[konvalbr]

it's the navys own fault for going with the stupid probes. makes everyone elses job harder.

[corvanphoenix]

Wow, sucks to be each and every one of those guys.

[duanedragon2]

Hoo boy! That last one is hilarious.

[migkiller001]

Nice Shitter pilot!! Maybe he thought that he needed a neew refueling probe!

[migkiller001]

LOL, the ground crew are the best. They keep your ass from blowing up in a max climb.

[migkiller001]

Damn slacking mechanics!!

[EXITUS01]

lol

[YoungDemonz123]

lol

[WMATAvids]

couldve started a fire in air and land

[aklnrt]

Oopps

[kuyakev]

how come the f.14s engines didnt light up the fuel leaking from the hose?

[jayers2]

I think because they were on low power. You have to slow down considerably when you mid air refuel.

[snyperlt]

:D last one is funny... how you can cut your own penis... in the air.

[2479RedBoy]

@snyperlt aparently they made it possible, HAHAHAHAHA LMFAO

[peterpan0215]

hahahahha

the last part made me laugh so hard

[oisiaa]

I'd bet the the rotor hitting the basket would have been a worse scenario that the probe.

[gayboyismanhoe]

the second that hose broke that pilot should begin emergency shut down procedures and reduce engine to idle

[MIKEEC]

That 53's lucky.

[aliencrap]

Those 53s make me sick when I see em. I've flown in em.

[dinkwinkerson]

I SWEAR TO GOD that I was about to write, pretty much, the same thing that you said about the 53, but I see that you beat me to it. lol

[aliencrap]

Yeah. They'd squirt hydraulics everywhere and are a bitch to maintain.

[lancelanz]

i was AVI with HMH-461 and we always had a saying about our 53's - If it aint leaking , dont fly on it!! that is why they are called shitters

[theworacle]

it would be interesting to see the crew's reaction

[repo1551]

SHIT YOUR pants and invent some new curse combonations thats probally pretty close

[MrPiepooper]

@theworacle in order =(=(=(=) (.Y.) (boobies)

[morrielarsen]

Geez the 53 is spooky!