Bell Boeing, a partnership between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. [TXT] and Boeing [BA], successfully tested the potential use of the V-22 Osprey as an aerial refueling tanker, the company said on Sept. 5. The test saw a V-22 with a prototype refueling system fly alongside and in front of an F/A-18C and an F/A-18D Hornet. The demonstration examined the refueling drogue’s stability. The prototype system did not make contact with the Hornets, but provided a “proof of concept,” according to Bill Schroeder, a Bell…
Bell Boeing Successfully Tests V-22 Osprey Aerial Refueling Concept
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