A new next-gen refueling system aims to change how helicopters are replenished in the field, letting engines stay running while the aircraft takes on fuel.
US Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron recently put the R-20 system to the test during their first hot-pit operation in the US Central Command area.
A UH-60 Black Hawk successfully received fuel with its engines running, drawing from a bulk fuel bladder instead of the standard R-11 fuel truck.
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