CHAPTER 7 - ADGR

Question 1

What are the 3 configurations ADGR can be accomplished?

Answer 1

1. Pod modification
2. Single-Point Refueling (SPR) panel
3. In-flight refueling paradrogues w/ adaptors

Question 2

How quickly can an ADGR site be established?

Site tear down?

Answer 2

10 mins set up

30 mins tear down

Question 3

Refueling personnel for ADGR consists of what?

Answer 3

Refueling Area Safety Officer (RASO)
Refueling Supervisor (RS)
Refueling Point Operator (RPO)
Copilot

Question 4

What are the general fuel transfer rates for single point ops?

Answer 4

60 gpm with no aerial refueling pod pump

100 gpm with pod pump pressures

Question 5

ADGR

What are the required spacings between aircraft?

Answer 5

all rotary a/c should have at least 15 ft of clearance

150 ft btwn points for fixed wing DSO

Question 6

How large should be the pre-stage area be?

Answer 6

large enough to hold a division or more of aircraft or sizeable convoy of TGVs

Question 7

What are the standard day markings for ADGR site? Night?

Answer 7

2 marker panels at the end of the pre-stage area and 2 panels at the beginning of the post-stage

Night- overt or covert lights

Question 8

What should the external lighting be for the C-130 for ADGR with NVGs?

Answer 8

Covert - with formation lights turned up

Use overt lights if refueling unaided

Question 9

If you’re conducting ADGR with the APU generator, what do you need to consider?

Answer 9

assuming core avionics are running, and 8 transfer pumps are on, the APU is only capable of operating a single-pod pump

Additionally, the aux pump should not be turned on when a pod pump is operating

Question 10

If external power is not used for ADGR, what do you need in order to operate IFR pumps?

Answer 10

2 engines in HSGI

Question 11

Using the drogue adaptor for ADGR is an expeditious way to use what?

Answer 11

fuselage tank IFR pumps

Question 12

When using the drogue adaptor for ADGR, the pressure regulator allows for a constant pressure of what?

Answer 12

40-50 psi

Question 13

Can transfer pumps be used in conjunction with the drogue adaptor for ADGR?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

If the IFR drogue adaptor is to be used, when should it be installed?

Answer 14

prior to the mission. It will retract into the pod sufficiently to allow for safe flight

Question 15

Should navigations lights be turned on or off for ADGR?

Answer 15

off

Question 16

Can you load/download ordnance and fuel aircraft in same location in ADGR site?

Answer 16

yes

should be conducted as separate evolutions

DSO is a mission that may require simultaneous execution of both evolutions