What were these two planes doing so close together?
Posted by Vanillish-ish@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 80 comments
Seen over Strawberry Mountain, OR, on 7/9 at 11:22
Rude-Pilot9480@reddit
That C-17 just needed a tow
therealcopperhat@reddit
Mating.
Odessa2019@reddit
Love bugs
MicaTorrence@reddit
Mating season.
Ambitious_Medium_774@reddit
Fly United
MicaTorrence@reddit
The Friendly Skies.
That70sShop@reddit
Foiling radar. Wait till you see the other flight of two pop out from behind those two. . .
Jarv1223@reddit
BMW driver
parksplace@reddit
I used to love hiking strawberry mountain!!
Sorry.. off topic
CaptainsPrerogative@reddit
They were flying quite safely with at least 1000 feet vertical separation between them. Thank your neighborhood air traffic controller.
LEONotTheLion@reddit
These are two Air Force jets. The one in front is a KC-46, and it’s refueling the other one (a C-17).
Metalbasher324@reddit
This picture has the flying boom visible. They aren't always evident.
backgild@reddit
Not always attached, either, unfortunately.
Boom On KC-46 Tanker Just Broke Off During F-22 Refueling Mission
Tricky_Ad_3080@reddit
Wasn't the first time either.
Metalbasher324@reddit
Oof! I'd be curious as to whether there is video of the incident.
Cleercutter@reddit
I’m sure there is, but we won’t be seeing it from the pilots POV most likely
Metalbasher324@reddit
The receiver's perspective would be cool.
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Baron_VonLongSchlong@reddit
Aka the plane pp.
RickMuffy@reddit
Passing gas at 30k feet.
KorvaMan85@reddit
I know what’s wrong with it. Ain’t got no gas in it.
ramalamadingdong5432@reddit
French fried potaters!
withateethuh@reddit
Appropriate username
Metalbasher324@reddit
Hahaha... 😂
Artevyx@reddit
Saw some dragonflies doing this the other day.
Vanillish-ish@reddit (OP)
Cool thanks! I had a feeling this is what was going on
Complete-Radio-4798@reddit
Trying to reproduce
KMD59@reddit
Air refueling
Allegra1120@reddit
Dancing?
Texas_Kimchi@reddit
This is how a C-130 is made.
cmearls@reddit
They’re interfacing.
Red_Arrow16@reddit
Their so close bcs their Air Force planes preforming mid air refueling
majoraloysius@reddit
When a mommy plane and a daddy plane love each other.z
ScaryDuck2@reddit
You see when one plane and another plane love eachother veryyyyy much….
forgottensquid@reddit
Dogfight
absoluteczech@reddit
Getting ready to mate
PigeonMother@reddit
❤️ baby airplanes
a_n_d_r_e_@reddit
That's how the Cessnas are born.
Puss_ydestroyer_69@reddit
Considering theres a KC46 and a C17. They'll end up being KC390s (?)
jerseyanarchist@reddit
when a mommy airplane and a daddy airplane love each other very much......
man-made-tardigrade@reddit
Barry White enters the room.
Randomsandwich@reddit
Fill me up daddy!
On_another_job@reddit
That's a mother plane teaching her teenage son plane to fly.
a_scientific_force@reddit
Plane sex
Cesalv@reddit
Flying, they do it far better than swimming
Carlito_2112@reddit
Fun fact; there are more airplanes at the bottom of the oceans then ships in the sky.
One-Treacle-1037@reddit
A Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Refueling a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Mid-Air
w1lnx@reddit
One's a KC-46 refueling a C-17.
Lanky_Caterpillar159@reddit
"What are you doing, step rudder?"
RightRudderz@reddit
Woop woop
foreverpetty@reddit
Don't sink. Uwu. Don't sink.
dahraziel@reddit
Whispering
TheArgieAviator@reddit
NSFW stuff
56_is_the_new_35@reddit
Date night.
NailZealousideal5329@reddit
Do you need a tow?
FLTDI@reddit
That's how baby planes are made
Remote_Inflation5349@reddit
When a daddy plane and a mommy plane love each other a lot…
Trick-Independent469@reddit
When a daddy plane and a mommy plane love eachother ....
Eastern-Ad-3387@reddit
Dogfighting.
Mudlark-000@reddit
Must be a Japanese camera. The fueling probe looks like it is digitally blurred 🤣
CaliJoshua@reddit
MARSA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARSA_(aviation)
Marker_Meow@reddit
Season 2 coming soon
Busy_Environment5574@reddit
Sometimes a daddy plane and a mommy plane really like each other…
AverageSubmarinesFan@reddit
They're gonna make baby F-35's!!! 🥰
anactualspacecadet@reddit
AR
EaganOps@reddit
See when a plane is very much in need, another plane helps him by-
RemovedNum@reddit
Drafting
Kanyiko@reddit
Mating season of military planes. This is how tiny F-35s are born.
49thDipper@reddit
The one in the rear is taking a big drink of the precious juice
The photo is very pixelated but you can see some of the boom apparatus if you zoom in
Fast-Satisfaction482@reddit
Give them some privacy
GazelleOne1567@reddit
Having plane sex
StarkAndRobotic@reddit
Sniffing the other ones butt. Thats how they make friends.
Lonely_Ad4551@reddit
Rusty trombone. See Mooch’s rant in the 40 Year Old Virgin movie.
Omgweregonnacrash@reddit
Flying
Calm-Salamander-5307@reddit
Setting up for inflight refueling
Crazy__Donkey@reddit
Mating
CannonAFB_unofficial@reddit
Passing gas, eating ass.
_-Cleon-_@reddit
Always two, there are. No more. No less. A Master and an apprentice.
Awkward-Feature9333@reddit
The one in front refuels the other one.