Presently, two aerial refueling methods are practiced. One method uses a hose-drogue-probe assembly for the delivery of fuel. Alternatively, probe-drogue refueling (PDR) involves coupling a probe on a ...

The aircraft is ready to fuel fixed or rotary-wing aircraft using the standard probe and drogue. The two wing-mounted hose and drogue refueling pods each transfer up to 300 gallons per minute to ...

The Atlas aircraft was refueled using what is known as the probe-and-drogue system. This sees a refueling probe extend from the front of the Atlas, above the cockpit, with the pilot docking the ...