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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2024
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Rick G. Vahlberg, Burien, WA (US);
Sreekumar Thampi, Friendswood, TX (US);
Carl Beck, Kent, WA (US);
Alden R. Olmstead, Burien, WA (US);
Lauren S. Poscablo, Tukwila, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A system for testing control surface actuators of an aerial refueling boom includes a rudder test apparatus and an elevator test apparatus. The rudder test apparatus is configured to be coupled to at least one of a first rudder and second rudder. The elevator test apparatus is configured to be coupled to at least one of a first elevator and second elevator. With the rudder test apparatus coupled to at least one of the first rudder and second rudder, a constant rudder test force applied to the rudder test apparatus drives actuation of one of the first rudder or second rudder against a rudder actuator. With the elevator test apparatus coupled to at least one of the first elevator and second elevator, a constant elevator test force applied to the elevator test apparatus drives actuation of the first elevator and second elevator against an elevator actuator.