Pilot's Helmet Camera Captures the Not-So-Easy Feat of Refueling a Black Hawk Helo
The HH-60G Pave Hawk is designed to rescue friendly pilots behind enemy lines, but it may need a little extra gas to get there.
By Kyle Mizokami
Jun 3, 2020
A video on YouTube made by an Air Force pilot shows the tricky nature of midair helicopter refueling.
The helicopter is a HH-60G Pave Hawk, designed to rescue downed pilots behind enemy lines.
The Pave Hawk is one of the few U.S. Air Force aircraft to use the drogue refueling system.
A new video recorded by a U.S. Air Force “Jolly Green Giant†pilot shows two search-and-rescue helicopters taking on fuel from a refueling tanker in beautiful 4K. The aircraft is one of a handful of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, Black Hawk helicopters modified for long range search and rescue. Pave Hawks regularly practice refueling from their buddy tankers, the HC-130J Combat King II.
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The one-minute-long video, taken at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, shows an HH-60G Pave Hawks practicing midair refueling from an accompanying HC-130J. The video includes both footage from the Pave Hawk cockpit and from the open rear ramp of the tanker.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a32758282/pave-hawk-refuel/
