Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Rohr, Inc.

Bryan Holt

Bryce Tyler Kelford

Hope T Thornton

Warren Lang

An in flight refueling probe for an aircraft includes a circular shaped hollow tubular member having a first end attached to the aircraft and a second end extending from the aircraft terminating in an external convex shape with a plurality of first holes equally spaced thereabout. A cylindrical member having a first end with an internal curved surface convex shaped end of the tubular member with a plurality of second holes there through in alignment with the plurality of first holes in the second end of the tubular member with fasteners installed in the holes joining the cylindrical member to the tubular member. The fasteners have a strength limited to a value that will break under a specific load on the probe. A nozzle assembly is mounted to the second end of the cylindrical member for coupling to the receptacle on a fuel dispensing aircraft.

In-flight refueling probe for an aircraft

A nacelle drag-link assembly for a thrust reverser of a propulsion system includes a drag-link fitting, a drag link, a coupling assembly, and a vibration damping assembly. The drag-link fitting includes a base region and a coupling socket extending from the base region. The coupling socket has a first coupling aperture and a second coupling aperture. The drag link includes an inner structure end, an outer structure end, and a link body. The outer structure end includes a pivot area to link with a blocker door of the thrust reverser. A coupling assembly is installed through an aperture of the inner structure end and between the first coupling aperture and the second coupling aperture of the coupling socket. The vibration damping assembly is installed in contact with the drag-link fitting and one or more of: the drag link and the coupling assembly.

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Bryan Holt