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Airfoilsguy (Founding Member) 26 Feb 11, 14:12Post
Too bad it wasn't in HD

kmh1956 (Founding Member) 27 Mar 11, 03:16Post
OK, maybe I"m immensely stupid, but isn't that a live electrical current flowing right where they're basically pumping gas? Is it dangerous or what? Someone educate me, please...
Boris (Founding Member) 27 Mar 11, 03:50Post
kmh1956 wrote:OK, maybe I"m immensely stupid, but isn't that a live electrical current flowing right where they're basically pumping gas? Is it dangerous or what? Someone educate me, please...

I Googled...

The weather causes the differential static equalization between the two aircraft. Once the boom touches the receptacle the charges are equalized and the static stops. This is commonly known as St Elmos Fire.


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kmh1956 (Founding Member) 27 Mar 11, 03:53Post
Thanks...makes sense. It's just physics, after all...I appreciate it!
UH60 19 Jul 11, 23:12Post
Try doing this at night under goggles. Night inflight refueling is the bain of my existence...
 

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