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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Frank Saggio, Iii, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
William B. Ribbens, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kean K. Ooi, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Inventors:
Frank Saggio, III, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
William B. Ribbens, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kean K. Ooi, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Smiths Aerospace, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A refueling drogue adapted to connect to a refueling hose extending from a refueling aircraft. The drogue may include a rotatable mass adapted to effectively stabilize the refueling drogue via a gyroscopic effect of the rotating mass on the refueling drogue when the refueling drogue is placed in an airstream.