Genius Solution US Air Force Found to Transport Tons of Dangerous Jet Fuel

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[bluenetmarketing]

Brave and dedicated men and women. I salute you all, past, present, and future!

[ahmedmansoor]

ما شاء الله لا قوة إلا بالله God bless each of you and America

[edjarrett]

I just want to wave my hat at all the POL guys who were there to support us. It”s a specialized skill that most folks don”t appreciate. Their safety record is pretty unbelievable. As a retired tanker pilot, our POL guys were always dependable and just real professionals. It might have changed, but 95% were men. Never complained, worked their butts off and helped us get our mission done. Kudos.

[bradolsen]

Yes, they definitely did enjoy it. Thank you for the effort that you put into these videos. Good work.

[katanauwu]

This man sure knows how to drag out a video. Speak 1 sentence and have a year pause for music and military arsenal scenery😂

[tojo]

Interesting We've been using those huge bladders for all kinds of fuel as well as for transporting water at least since the 60s....

[goddukee]

These things have been around 45 years. They can also be fitted with an axle for transport behind any vehicle. I've seen them dropped from a C130 as well as other craft.

[LuvBorderCollies]

Recall seeing these used in the mid 1960s. Makes more sense than metal containers.

[garystroud]

UK forces have been using bladders for years (we called the big round ones bollocks, for obvious reasons). I only ever used them as underslung loads as I was in the navy. We certainly had them in the Falklands in '82.

[alastairmellor]

In the 90s I did trials on airdropping (parachute) of single Air Portable Fuel Containers (APFC) bollocks on to land and into the sea in support of the UK Special Forces. We also had an airdroppable Forward Air Refuelling Point (FARP) consisting of two air drop platforms carrying two APFC each, a pump and all the hoses. I wanted to change the P for point to T for Tankage if only because I wanted to say "I've been dropping FARTs today"

[GuildOfTheBlackCrow]

01:02 'The Army transports tons of imflammable fuel'? Then why is it dangerous if it cannot catch fire? If it was FLAMMABLE, then that would be dangerous.

[steventwiddy]

Man another great and informative video, I’m a sheet metal artisan on the V-22 and H-53 and I never get tired of watching them in action !

[severinopereiracarollofilh]

Congratulations! Very interesting explanation as well as a very detailed video . Thanks.

[alejandrojaraherrones]

United States Of América Forever 🇺🇸👊🏻🇺🇸

[williammcharo]

greatest show keep it up … great lesson to learnt tnx u

[GregSr]

As a former SSgt in the USAF (SAC), I really enjoy these informative videos. My job was sort of related to the transfer of fuel. (It was called JP-4 at the time)
I was a Flight Simulator Tech on the KC-135 simulator. My job was to ensure the crews received maximum benefit from their training missions by keeping the simulator operating at 100% functionality.

[asw]

I have wondered why we do not use certain engineered There have been numerous tested in space, even as pressure chambers. You could store LNG in these kinds of tanks underwater, if it was at sufficient depth. Also, there has been some work on using quickly deployable gas pipes that are for all intents and purposes are bladder based.

[ranger-]

Blivets have been around for decades, and are tough. There is a Y-shaped metal yoke that can attached on the sides and it has a tow opening at the end. Then they can be pulled into place; in the "old days" we used Jeeps and even a little monster called a Mule with 2-cylinder gasoline engine. I worked for some years with the company that put together the Inland Petroleum Distribution System (IPDS). The large 5, 000K barrel (210, 000 GL) bulk fabric tanks were issued 18-each to a Tactical Petroleum Terminal (TPT) along with all the '600 GPM pumps, hoselines, and issuing points. The other two elements were the Pump Stations with 800 GPM pumps connecting to 20-foot long 6" diameter aluminum pipe segments with a groove coupling similar to Victaulic but stronger. During the first Gulf War 120 miles of pipeline was laid connected to the Saudi terminal at Ras Tanura for supply, while multiple TPT's were installed and filled with trucks, especially out where the "left hook" route turned into Iraq. It could also be connected to the Offshore Petroleum Distribution System (OPDS) with an anchor leg and undersea hoseline, so tankers could pump product ashore to a Beach Termination Unit connecting to the IPDS to then move it inland via the pipeline and pump stations. Not a new concept; installed pipeline were used in WWII (steel) but now just has newer, better, faster-installed materials.

[fredricbethune]

The wildland fire service has been using these Rollagon tires as jet fuel bladders for decades. We used them in very remote areas in Alaska on wildland fires to supply our helicopter fleet. Sometimes a parachute wouldn’t open and the bladder would bust open on impact. We called it a rolla-bomb. Spectacular when it hit the fire and exploded.

[noahlani]

It gives me a little insight into my son's job as a POL in the Air Force. So proud of him.