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YES, many fighter jets are equipped with either a probe or a receptacle to receive fuel from a tanker aircraft. This can double a fighters flight endurance. This is very important as fighters use a lot of fuel to take off and get on station quickly.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoYes, most fighter jets can routinely refuel while flying.
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How many fighter jets in Britain?
There are currently about 100 fighter jets in the Royal Air Force. They are Eurofighter Typhoons.
How does the Air force transport fighter jets?
The Airfore either stations tankers at certain points along the route to refuel fighters or have the tankers fly along side the fighters to refuel when necessary. This happens all the time over the Pacific, where the Hawaii ANG perform these missions daily.
How many fighter jets does the Philippines have?
The last time I checked, the Philippine air force had no actual fighter jets, but many very capable jet trainers.
How many Fighter jets china has?
over 2500 fighter jets
What are the reasons the Air Force scrambles fighter jets?
The Air Force will scramble jets so they are ready for action. If the jets are sitting on the runway they are useless and take time to get into the air. If there is a threat they will launch so they are ready to go.
What air force bases have fighter jets?
all of them otherwise it wouldn't really be an AIR FORCE base... ^^^Incorrect^^^ Actually, there are some Air Force bases that dont have fighter jets, they only have A-10's which are classified as Attackers, not fighters, and mostly bombers.
How many fighter planes do Saudi arabi has?
They have an air force. The planes they have are American made fighter jets and Saudi pilots are trained by the American Air Force/services.
What are fighter jets mad of?
Most fighter jets are made of aluminium, titanium and steel.
How many fighter Jets in US?
about 2,500 operational fighter jets, including those used in the fighter/bomber role.
Can flight stay in air?
The staying in air is called hovering.It can be done only by some fighter jets, birds and owls.
How many types of fighter jets are there?
there are more than 250 different kinds of fighter jets.
What is the airbone thechnology use in fighter jets?
The airborne technology that is used in the fighter jets is the airborne networking.
