US CH-53E Chopper Completes Mid-Air Refuel While Lifting Two Vehicles

The US Marine Corps has pushed the CH-53E Super Stallion through a demanding sortie, successfully completing mid-air refuel while two military vehicles hang right underneath it.

During the flight, the helicopter lifted a pair of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, each weighing approximately 2,350 kilograms (5,180 pounds).

Carried out as part of a seven-week course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, the demo was designed to mirror the pressures of a wartime mission rather than a routine training flight.

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