What about this beast. Yeah, I know its from a TV serie.:p

interesting pic! With a Jordanian F-16

To bad the V-22 is considered a fixed wing. :rolleyes:
These are the only helicopters I know of who can be refuelled during flight using the Hose and Drogue system. Did I missed one?

CH-53E

EC-725

H-92 SAR

HH-3E

HH-53

HH-60G

Merlin HC.3

MH-53E

MH-47E

And here the tanker version of the Mi-26, only used to service ground vehiceles.

MI-26TZ

This is the only helicopter, as long as we say that the V-22 is a helo, which is fast enough to be refuelled by a jet tanker. But I guess this picture is only to prove it can be done as normaly a KC-130 will be used.

Any body interested in pics of air refuelable helos? Including this V-22 I found 10 models:
CH-53E
EC725 CSAR
H-92 SAR Prototype
HH-3E (no longer operational)
HH-53
HH-60G
Merlin HC-3
MH-47E
MH-53E
V-22

Is the C-160 also used as a tanker for helicopters? I could only find pictures refueling other C-160s or jets.

Indeed on the viability. More AEW than COD I’d imagine and certainly more justification to put them in the carrier airwing than maintaining a single-role COD type like Greyhound!.

Wikipedia says COD and Tanker and don’t mention AEW. Makes more sence to me as the conversion to an AEW version may cost to much and may take to many years to complete (to develop, build, test, etc).
Or will they just put an Erieye on top of it and fly away. 🙂

It’s not a T-41, but a Kestrel KL-1C, an alleged Cessna 172 “replacement” which surfaces some 15-20 years ago and then disappeared (presumably after Cessna started single-engine production again).

oh.. that’s a new one for me. Thanks for that. So it’s off topic here. 😉