Very long flight..

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by wil59 » 05 Apr 2019, 16:20

Very long flight for 2 Rafale and 1 A330 MRTT Phoenix (9000 klm / 5592 miles) in 12 hours ...http://www.air-cosmos.com/un-vol-marath ... nix-119383


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by marsavian » 05 Apr 2019, 21:01

5 refuels, 6 legs = 925 mile average leg.


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by wil59 » 06 Apr 2019, 11:22

wil59 wrote:Very long flight for 2 Rafale and 1 A330 MRTT Phoenix (9000 klm / 5592 miles) in 12 hours ...http://www.air-cosmos.com/un-vol-marath ... nix-119383

12 hours of flight, it must be very hard for the pilots, and at the end of the crossing, They carried out a mission of penetration while avoiding the radar and other rafale launching to their pursuits, bravo to them.



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