Make the KC-135MPRS work with all kinds of aircraft

[Capn kamikaze]

^^

[Kang]

As in, find a way of having it use both basket and boom depending on who calls?

[razo+r]

ED has announced plans to rework the aerial refueling system back when the Hornet was about to release into early access...

Just need to wait a bit.

[Capn kamikaze]

1 hour ago, Kang said:

As in, find a way of having it use both basket and boom depending on who calls?

As it does IRL.

[AG-51_Razor]

+1000! This doesn't seem like it would be too difficult to manage since the tanker obviously knows which type of a/c is calling for gas.

[Goetsch]

Selecting MPRS or Flying Boom via the radio menu would be great!

Edited December 26, 2023 by Goetsch

[AG-51_Razor]

It wouldn't be necessary since the tanker knows which type is calling. Try this easy experiment; get in a mission with both a straight -135 and an MPRS, regardless of what type you are flying - an air force or navy a/c - and give one of the tankers a call for "rejoin". If you are in a probe and drogue type, the Boomer (straight KC-135) won't answer you and if you are in an Air Force type, he'll give you a call back. And obviously, if the tanker is an MPRS, IL-78 or S-3 Viking, they won't respond if you are in an Air Force type a/c but will if you are flying something with a probe on it. So, the tanker is programed to know what type of a/c is calling for fuel. Likewise, they would know which type it is when you call "ready pre-contact" and could either reel out a basket or 'lower the boom' so to speak 

[Tom P]

On 6/12/2023 at 1:17 PM, razo+r said:

ED has announced plans to rework the aerial refueling system back when the Hornet was about to release into early access...

Just need to wait a bit.

The hornet came out 5 years ago