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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 9:15 am
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Originally Posted by Jazzop
2. Aerial refueling. See: military. (Side note: I've always wondered why this has not happened yet with air carriers. It's a safe and well-established procedure, and most long-haul airline captains probably have prior experience with tanking in the military).

I would think that the expense of aerial refueling would greatly exceed any possible benefit to civilian aviation.
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