Heuristic Research on Mathematical Models of Air Refueling Support

This article begins with an exploratory problem of air refueling support, and by use of a heuristic modeling method, it calculates the maximum operational distance of the main fighter under three situations, which are once-takeoff and multi-takeoff for flying tanker respectively. The center of gravity of this article lies in that we strive to design the optimum program to group the flying tanker fleet and then control the air refueling opportunities. Heuristic rules and mathematical tools are mainly used to achieve our target.