pataky@tove.cs.umd.edu (Bill Pataky) (12/04/90)
From: pataky@tove.cs.umd.edu (Bill Pataky)
>From Aviation Week, Oct 8, 1990 page 76:
"... During the buildup, the distance of unrefueled mission legs
limited cargo weight. MAC wanted to avoid aerial refueling of
C-141's carrying cargo because this ages the aircraft faster, and
because SAC's tanker fleet was heavily committed to refueling
fighter aircraft on their way to the gulf. ..."
How can aerial refueling "age the aircraft faster"?
Bill Pataky
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