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If there was a relatively simple method for extending the range, increasing the

payload, and lengthening the endurance of combat aircraft, don't you think

military planners would be interested in it?

You bet they would.

And it turns out there is such a method.

It's called aerial refueling from a big wing tanker like the KC-135 stratotanker

or forthcoming KC 46 Pegasus. In-flight refueling

began as a barnstorming trick a century ago but is now a vital element of

global military air operations.

And who better to discuss the history, practical applications,

and strategic implications of aerial refueling

than the guy who not only wrote the book on Big Wing Tankers, but even helped stand up

the US Air Force Tanker Weapons School.

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