Thread: TNI-AU Su-30Mk2 air to air refueling

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Uji Coba Air Refueling Pesawat Tempur Sukhoi Berjalan Lancar

Pentak Lanud Hnd, 3/30/2009
Dua Pesawat Tempur Sukhoi SU-30 yang berhome base di Skadron Udara 11 Wing 5 Lanud Sultan Hasanuddin, selama dua hari tanggal 23 s.d 24 Maret 2009 , melaksanakan uji coba Air Dinamis Air Refueling (pengisian bahan bakar diudara) dari pesawat tanker Hercules KC-130 dari Skadron Udara 32 Lanud Abdulrachman Saleh Malang dengan Pilot Komandan Skadron 32 Letkol Pnb Yani Ajat dan 15 Crew .

Sebelum melaksanakan uji coba Air Refueling, dihari pertama dilaksanakan uji kering Air Dinamis Air Refueling didarat di Base Ops Lanud Sultan Hasanuddin yang berlangsung selama kurang lebih tiga jam berjalan lancar, disaksikan langsung Komandan Lanud Sultan Hasanuddin Marsekal Pertama TNI IB.Putu Dunia, Komandan Wing 5 Kolonel Pnb Arif Mustofa, Tim dari Mabesau, Dsilitbangau dan dari Koharmatau , Tim teknisi pesawat Sukhoi dari Rusia, serta beberapa perjabat dari Koopsau II dan Lanud Sultan Hasanuddin lainnya.

Usai uji Air Dinamis Air Refueling didarat , dilanjutkan uji air refueling dengan menggunakan pesawat Hercules KC-130 yang dilengkapi dengan selang dan paradrogue assy serta satu buah tangki yang berkapasitas 15.000 liter bahan bakar tersebut tepat pukul 13.15 Wita take off dari landasan Sultan Hasanuddin terbang dengan ketinggian 10.000 feet di atas wilayah udara makassar, disusul dua pesawat Sukhoi take pukul 13.55 dan 13 .56 Wita yang langsung melaksanakan air dinamais air refueling yang berlangsung kurang lebih dua jam.

Dihari kedua uji coba air dinamis air refueling pesawat tempur Sukhoi dimulai pukul 10.20 sampai dengan pukul 12.24 Wita, dilaksanakan sebanyak empat sortie dengan menggunakan pesawat tempur Sukhoi TS-3005 dan TS-3003 yang diawaki oleh Komandan Skadron Udara 11 Letkol Pnb W . Iko Putra, Mayor Pnb Toni dan Mayor Pnb Yosta Riza serta dua Penerbang dari Rusia Sergey dan Roman.

http://www.tni-au.mil.id/content.asp?contentid=5625

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Two Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighters from 11 Squadron, 5 Wing, based at Sultan Hasanuddin Air Base, conducted dynamic air to air refuelling tests from a KC-130 Hercules tanker (32 Squadron, Abdulrachman Saleh Air Base) on 23 and 24 March 2009. The KC-130 tanker was flown by the Commander of 32 Squadron Lieutenant Colonel Yani Ajat and supported by 15 crew members.

Before the actual air refuelling test took place, participants conducted a three hour 'dry-run' session on the ground at Sultan Hasanuddin Air Base's Operations Centre which was witnessed by Sultan Hasanuddin Air Base Commander Air Commodore IB. Putu Dunia, Commander of 5 Wing Colonel Arif Mustofa, teams from Air Force Headquarters, the Air Force Research and Development Service and the Air Force Material Maintenance Command, a team of Russian Sukhoi technicians along with several officers from II Air Force Operations Command and Sultan Hasanuddin Air Base.

The first actual air to air refuelling test was conducted at 10,000 feet in the skies above Makassar on 23 March and involved two Sukhois taking off at 1355 and 1356 hours local time to meet up with the 15,000 litre-capacity KC-130 tanker which took off from Sultan Hasanuddin Air Base at 1315 hours. The session lasted just under two hours.

The second day of air to air refuelling testing commenced at 1020 hours and concluded at 1224 hours. A total of four sorties were conducted again involving two Su-30s (tail numbers TS-3005 and TS-3003) piloted by 11 Squadron Commander Lieutenant Colonel W. Iko Putra, Major Toni and Major Yosta Riza along with two Russian pilots Sergey and Roman.