F-15E and FA-18 Aerial Refuelling

I think that they will be able to do that in the coming 3 Years or more.... Who Knows? As the feature you requested is rather Complex to Implement.. But, I think if they are able to Bring out Aircraft Carrier with Arrested Hook and Catapult System with OffCourse Physically Animated Waters not Static Images then they might be able to do that

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The tricky bit would be simulating the docking of the nozzle and the weight transfer. Because obviously we want the other aircraft to have proper physics when we can interact with them.

Aircraft carrier, push back, aerial refueling etc. all require a new system to load models with physics which we haven't gotten around to programming yet. In my opinion it's just a matter.

Exactly what I thought... . But No Spooking about "Animated Physical Water System".

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Hey @IPACS good job on the F-15E and FA-18C..

I really love flying those beasts..

Can you add KC135 or KC10 so that we can perform aerial Refueling..

Thanks❤️

I can animate one for you flying over the see so you can pretend that your refueling. already got the model .

Here you go got it at 2860ft at about 260 nots. just have to tweak it but have to be over water as it bumps on the land .

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Here you go got it at 2860ft at about 260 nots. just have to tweak it but have to be over water as it bumps on the land .

Wooooooooooow . Can't wait to Try it... Hats Off to you Sir!

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Wooooooooooow . Can't wait to Try it... Hats Off to you Sir!

Ill try and have it ready for tomorrow . where do you want it placed but have to be over the sea close to land .

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Ill try and have it ready for tomorrow . where do you want it placed but have to be over the sea close to land .

I think Placing it over the Bay Of San Francisco paralleling the Coastline will be Better. For perfection closer to the Princess Juliana Islands. What you think Sir?

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Here you go got it at 2860ft at about 260 nots. just have to tweak it but have to be over water as it bumps on the land .

OMG, That's so nice!!! I'm looking forward to try it

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I think Placing it over the Bay Of San Francisco paralleling the Coastline will be Better. For perfection closer to the Princess Juliana Islands. What you think Sir?

sounds like a good idea ill sort it out and then test before release

Refueling altitude is typically around 25000 feet (there are various altitudes, but that is a good generic one). The airplane tracks around a left turning oval, example length of straight track would be 34 nautical miles, separation of tracks (two sides of the oval) 14 NM. Speed would be around 310 knots for a KC135.

Of course the Air Force (F15) and Navy (F18) have different refueling systems. Air Force uses the boom as shown in brunobellic's picture. The to be refueled plane position itself, then the boom controller in the tanker maneuvers the boom into the refueling trap.

For Navy planes, there is either a drogue attached to the plane, or a drogue adapter attached to the boom of an Air Force Tanker. The drogue is tracking and the fighter pilots drives the plane refueling probe into the basket.

PS: Hit me if someone needs a modeling done of the drogue basket.

I think since this is purely artificial, that this is fine as is, it's close enough, and since one cannot deploy the probe on the F18 (AFAIK) then it doesn't matter that there is a proper basket, the boom will do. Just approach and fly close, and we'll call it "refueled".

The refueling in air is a nice idea. Good positions are either for practicing near San Diego and Pearl Harbor - or in the middle of the Pacific for the transfer from e.g. San Diego to Hawaii (whether someone flies that in the sim?).

Anyway, now you would have to be able to have an identifier fly with you to find the target as well. I have already tried to simulate refueling with the simulated traffic machines in Hawaii - it was a disaster.

Tschüss, Michael

location start. Just remember its an animated jet to follow just for fun

KC 10 Animated refueling jet to follow - Flight-Sim.org

Thank You Colin, this is a very interesting addition to AFS2 to experiment with.

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Thank You Colin, this is a very interesting addition to AFS2 to experiment with.

SIr, Can you Precise the Location where you got the Tanker? I am searching the region but unable to Spot it.. Kindly Assist

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SIr, Can you Precise the Location where you got the Tanker? I am searching the region but unable to Spot it.. Kindly Assist

as its traveling this is were it starts from around here near san Francisco south of it .

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as its traveling this is were it starts from around here near san Francisco south of it .

Thanks Sir, But at what Altitude is it cruising?