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2. Replenishment oiler - Wikipedia

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   The replenishment oiler HMAS Sirius (right) providing fuel to the amphibious warfare ship USS Juneau while both are underway. A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used ...

3. Drop tank - Wikipedia

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   A 2,300-litre (600 US gal) Sargent Fletcher drop tank being moved across the flight deck of an aircraft carrier Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu F-7 carries a drop tank at under-fuselage hardpoint. In aviation, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried by aircraft. A drop tank ...

4. British logistics in the Falklands War - Wikipedia

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   Another serious loss was a portable fuelling system and six 10-long-ton (10 t) fuel tanks. Material for building an airstrip at Port San Carlos also went down, [120] but 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers managed to build it anyway, using matting earmarked for repairing Port Stanley Airport.

5. Boeing C-40 Clipper - Wikipedia

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   The C-40 combines the Boeing 737-700 fuselage with the strengthened wings and landing gear of the larger and heavier 737-800.It also has auxiliary fuel tanks allowing an unrefueled range of up to 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) compared with 3,010 nmi (5,570 km) for the standard 737-700.

6. Lagonda flamethrower - Wikipedia

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   This led to interest from Canada. With Lagonda's help, Canadian forces produced a flamethrower design capable of firing flame 40 yards, which received the codename "Ronson". Lagonda also worked with Major Oke to produce a tank mounted flamethrower that used the tank's auxiliary fuel tank as a reservoir.

7. Bell 222/230 - Wikipedia

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   A 222B variant with skids, introduced in 1983. The lack of retractable landing gear allowed for larger auxiliary fuel tanks. Bell D-292 The Advanced Composite Airframe Program (ACAP) was a 1985 all-composite LHX proof-of-concept project. The Bell D-292 used the Avco Lycoming engines, transmission, two-bladed main and tail rotors, tailboom ...