F-14AR Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 It's true that a Mirage 2000 can refuel from a KC-130? I have heard it, but I am not sure if it's true or not. I have heard that there are photos too, but I can't find them.I really need a photo to verify it. .thank you.
Silverbolt Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 yeah, what is the probblem? Kc-130 has the baskets and Mirage the probe.
+ST0RM Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 The only issue is the receiver being able to go slow enough to refuel with the KC-130. Since the Hornets seem to have no issues with it, I'd say it would be ok for the Mirages. There is also a different basket for high-speed receivers, but the tanker should already be equipped for that based on the Air Tasking Order. Storm
+JediMaster Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Being a delta, you'd expect the 2000 to have a higher stall speed than a Hornet. However, it's also FBW so I'd think as long as the 130 is going as fast as it can there shouldn't be a problem. Not like the old days when the USAF still used KB-50s to refuel jets requiring the 50s to go into power dives to keep above the jets' stall speeds!
Silverbolt Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 IIRC one old MIrage IIIBR did a Refueling with Kc-130 in tests.... but our F-5 used to refuel in KC-130 frequently i think the F-5 have a higher stall speed than Mirage but.... never know heheh
+Bongodriver Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Surely the KC130 is flying faster than the stall speed of any aircraft, I can't imagine the mirage has to land at 290 Knots (290ish knots is the cruise speed of a herc)
+ST0RM Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Not like the old days when the USAF still used KB-50s to refuel jets requiring the 50s to go into power dives to keep above the jets' stall speeds! We still have to do that for the A-10 and some C-130s. It's called "tobogening". Storm
+JediMaster Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 I'm surprised they never attached a couple of small jets to the KC-130s for those instances, like they used to do on the others in the past.
PigDriver Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 I don't know about a KC-130 -- although, as been pointed out, I don't see why not -- but I found these pics of Indian Mirage 2000s being refuelled by an IL-78. IAF IL-78-Mirage 2000s 1 IAF IL-78-Mirage 2000s 2 (I posted them as links because they're acig.org images and they're pretty strict about copyright).
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