• gegil@sopuli.xyz
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    10 days ago

    I think its is propably due to the max takeoff weight. Planes are capable of flight with much higher weight than they can take off with. So with air refueling, plane can take massive amount of weapons, while having fuel tanks low enough to take off, and then get the rest of the fuel mid air.