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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2002
Applicants:
Eric N. Enig, Bethesda, MD (US);
Julius W. Enig, Calverton, MD (US);
Inventors:
Eric N. Enig, Bethesda, MD (US);
Julius W. Enig, Calverton, MD (US);
Assignee:
UAV Refueling Inc., Silver Spring, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D039/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An in-flight hose-and-drogue refueling system composed of: a refueling hose-and-drogue unit extending from a refueling aircraft for engaging with a refueling probe of an aircraft to be refueled and; a drogue steering assembly for steering the drogue, the drogue steering assembly including a plurality of individually controllable, compressed air driven thrusters, and a compressed air supply line extending along the hose for supplying compressed air to the thrusters, wherein the hose and the supply line form a unit having a circular outline.