Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices, systems and methods for refueling air vehicles
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Application No.: US14370017Application Date: 2013-01-03
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Publication No.: US10427801B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Ohad Rix , Joshua Gur , Michael Litvak , Elie Koskas
- Applicant: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Applicant Address: IL Lod
- Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Current Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Lod
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Priority: IL217364 20120104; IL217365 20120104
- International Application: PCT/IL2013/050016 WO 20130103
- International Announcement: WO2013/102906 WO 20130711
- Main IPC: B64D39/04
- IPC: B64D39/04 ; B64D39/06 ; B64D39/00 ; B64D3/00 ; G05D1/00 ; G05D1/10

Abstract:
A variety of refueling devices, systems and methods are disclosed for use in in-flight refueling. In one example one such device is towed by a tanker aircraft via a fuel hose at least during in-flight refueling, and has a boom member with a boom axis. The boom member enables fuel to be transferred from the fuel hose to a receiver aircraft along the boom axis during in-flight refueling. The device maintains a desired non-zero angular disposition between the boom axis and a forward direction at least when the refueling device is towed by the tanker aircraft in the forward direction via the fuel hose.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150136911A1 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFUELING AIR VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2015-05-21
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