RE: Refuelling aircraft

>
>   Never having had ANY experience refueling aircraft, I have  only one
>   question...
>   Can an aircraft of any type be completely refueled in only 2 minutes?
>   This seems too low to me, especially if we are talking about hundreds of
>   gallons at a time.  Are they *REALLY* high speed pumps or what?
>----------
>From the Bridge of the NOMAD
>
>Captain Sir Michael Talmoth Commanding     UPP:  BA5A8B
>   AKA Paul Baughman ---> [email removed]
>      AKA Unka Paul
>

Now remember, the times included with the task description is typically
10% of the time to perform the task.  You have to role 3d6 to determine
the real amount of time the task really takes.  For the above case, that works
out to 6-36 minutes with an average of 20-26 min..  It is not a flat 2 minutes
unless that task says "2 min. absolute."

Does that make the time needed more reasonable?  Although I must admit,
36 min. to fuel an aircraft, unless it's an Eastern jetliner :-), seems a
bit on the long side; especially when the Imperial storm troopers want to
frag you for stealing the emperor's scepter :-)

arturo perez
qm7503.genrad.com
10:38am 8-15-89