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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Paul Nissen, Arlington, TX (US);
Troy Cyril Schank, Keller, TX (US);
Brent Chadwick Ross, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Steven Ray Ivans, Ponder, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/04 (2006.01); B64D 7/00 (2006.01); B64D 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/04 (2013.01); B64D 7/00 (2013.01); B64D 39/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial resupply system (ARS) including a supply aircraft. The supply aircraft includes at least one of supply fuel, an ordinance, and data. The supply aircraft also includes a retractable boom system (RBS) configured for selective stowage within a fuselage of the supply aircraft and configured to supply at least one of supply fuel, the ordinance, and data to a location external to the fuselage.