The probe has a sliding piece that moves back to reveal the holes when it makes contact with the female section inside the basket. Ground crews use a dummy recepticle to check the slide moves at the correct spring pressure.This ensures that it's a tight seal.
@swissarmour Sometimes fuel does get waisted. Looks like in the video it didn't quite seal properly. They usually lose a bit when they disconnect too. It happens too if they develope mechanical problems after they refuel. Then they have to dump fuel to get down to a certain weight before they can land. They say it evaporates before it gets to the ground but I have trouble believing that. Who knows....
Cool music. Great video.
pjthetallguy 2 years ago
the Royal Air Force used this music for a recruitment film back in the late 70's. it was about the deployment of a Buccaneer Sqn to Gibralter
mruppity64 2 years ago
raaf or raf i'm in the raaf
emimenman 4 years ago
does alot of the fuel get wasted then how does the thing actually work i mean you have turbulence and all
swissarmour 4 years ago
The probe has a sliding piece that moves back to reveal the holes when it makes contact with the female section inside the basket. Ground crews use a dummy recepticle to check the slide moves at the correct spring pressure.This ensures that it's a tight seal.
Tigger137 4 years ago
@swissarmour Sometimes fuel does get waisted. Looks like in the video it didn't quite seal properly. They usually lose a bit when they disconnect too. It happens too if they develope mechanical problems after they refuel. Then they have to dump fuel to get down to a certain weight before they can land. They say it evaporates before it gets to the ground but I have trouble believing that. Who knows....
Cass48 1 year ago
good mix
funtimesteve2 4 years ago
it's not a mix... it's a song... To The Unknown Man - Vangelis
NekoGeorge 3 years ago