Refuel From Page 7: Close Midair Refueling Details
The article describes a KC-135 Stratotanker nicknamed Fuelin Around refueling a C-141, with about 40,000 gallons transferred. It explains two refueling modes, the risks of midair contact, training endured by Teyssier, and the crew’s global reach and professional discipline.
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Teyssier
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
ANG
Jim Lauria
Lauria
Lynch
U.S. Air Force Command
U.S. Navy
Thailand
Air refueling tanker capacity and power facts
The article outlines remarkable fuel, power and structural stats for a large tanker. It notes that one minute of air refueling transfers more fuel than a car would use in a lifetime, a tanker eight minutes of refueling beats a 24 hour gas station, and the boom remains about 20 feet above the receiving aircraft. It compares tire, rivet, and electrical details to everyday scales, including enough fuel for a flight to last 46 years for an average driver and power for 35 homes. It mentions 500000 rivets costing 14 cents to 1.50 dollars each, and 5000 wires totaling 14 miles in the tanker’s circuitry.
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Teyssier
Phoenix
Ariz
Poison ivy care and avoidance guidance
Dear readers receive practical steps to identify poison ivy, prevent oil transfer, and treat exposure. Emphasis on washing skin and clothing, not burning plants, using cool compresses and tepid baths for itching, and when to use antihistamines or cortisone under medical advice. An aneurysm repair update notes typical postop lifestyle and follow up.
Home Garlic in Oil and Egg Safety Tips
Botulism risk exists with homemade garlic stored in oil. keep refrigerated below 45 degrees and use within two weeks. Egg safety guidance covers cooking temperatures for baked meringues fried eggs scrambled eggs egg mixtures and checks for safe doneness with a thermometer. notes substitutions with pasteurized or evaporated eggs and heating lime juice with yolks to 160 degrees for key lime pie. Contact Lawrence County Cooperative Extension for more recipes and safety copy.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lawrence County Cooperative Extension
New Castle
Iowa State Cooperative Extension
USDA
Dear Abby column letter on bar etiquette and equality
A reader asks why buying drinks grants male advantage at bars and urges equality. A feminist responds that buying drinks does not guarantee intimacy, and suggests women should retain agency while men often still treat women as objects. A second reader corrects a post mortem growth claim about New Orleans history, noting the city did not exist in the 17th century and that purported graves were unlikely.
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Abby
Fresno
New Orleans
Jean Baptiste le Moyne
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