CER SENIN
Nr. 2 (149)
2017
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INTEGRITATE – DEVOTAMENT – TENACITATE
On Tuesday, February 28th, the
pilots of Squadron 53 Vânătoare
performed for the first time on
nat ional terri tory the aerial
re fuel l ing procedure of F-16
Fighting Falcon aircraft.
Aerial refueling, also referred
to as ai r refuel ing, in- f l ight
refueling, air-to-air refueling, and
tanking, is the process of trans
f e r r i ng av i a t i on fue l f rom
one military aircraft (the tanker)
to another (the receiver) during
flight.