I understand the general “how” aspect in that the planes use a special fuel line to get the fuel to the plane.
How can they do it safely with the engine on however? Thinking about refuelling a car you have to turn your engine off, when a plane/helicopter refuels mid flight they obviously have their engine on. Is there differences in how they get/store fuel that makes it safer or just differences in the type of engine?
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Refueling a car while the engine is on is not particularly dangerous. With a normal car, a normal engine, I can’t really think of any situations where something might go wrong.
Gas stations just want to minimize risks as much as they can. Engines are still metal blocks with explosions and heat.
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