Virtual Air-Refueling:
- X-Plane 12 does not support air-refueling; there is no capability of formation flying with a tanker while receiving fuel. Until this feature will be available in X-Plane 12 (hopefully), VSKYLABS established a virtual-air-refueling process.
- To receive fuel from the tanker, you must fly the aircraft into the air-refueling envelope:
- Between 18,000 -22,000 ft QNH.
- Between 300 - 400 KIAS.
- Once in the refueling envelope, set the air-refueling switch to ‘Refuel’.
When the conditions above are fulfilled, the aircraft will begin to receive fuel, and the KC-135 tanker will turn visible.
To complete/abort the refueling sequence, simply set the air-refueling switch to ‘Closed’.
