Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.

Michael Litvak

Elie Koskas

Ohad Rix

Joshua Gur

Yoav Herzig

Moshe Barsheshet

Daniel Frydman

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.

Devices, systems and methods for refueling air vehicles

A Wireless Communication and Sensor System (WSCC) serving a refueled entity and a refueling entity, the system comprising nozzle load sensing functionality for a nozzle Boom Tip Unit; and apparatus for wirelessly transmitting loads sensed by the nozzle load sensing functionality to at least one of a boom operator and a boom flight control computer.

Tip with nozzle load sensing and wireless communication functionality for refueling boom

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Michael Litvak