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F-22 Rapid Refuel

By , 477th Fighter Group Public Affairs / Published May 01, 2013

Airmen from the 3rd and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons perform a hot pit refuel with an F-22 here May 1. Hot pit refueling is a procedure performed in order to rapidly refuel the aircraft and allow it to complete a second sortie in a short amount of time. During a hot pit refuel the pilot will stay in the cockpit with the jet running while the maintenance crews perform safety checks and refuel the aircraft allowing it to return to flight in less than 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)
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Airmen from the 3rd and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons perform a hot pit refuel with an F-22 here May 1. Hot pit refueling is a procedure performed in order to rapidly refuel the aircraft and allow it to complete a second sortie in a short amount of time. During a hot pit refuel the pilot will stay in the cockpit with the jet running while the maintenance crews perform safety checks and refuel the aircraft allowing it to return to flight in less than 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen from the 3rd and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons perform a hot
pit refuel with an F-22 here May 1. Hot pit refueling is a procedure
performed in order to rapidly refuel the aircraft and allow it to complete a
second sortie in a short amount of time. During a hot pit refuel the pilot
will stay in the cockpit with the jet running while the maintenance crews
perform safety checks and refuel the aircraft allowing it to return to
flight in less than 30 minutes.

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