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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Stephen M. Stecko, Fullerton, CA (US);
John Ferencz Takacs, Long Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen M. Stecko, Fullerton, CA (US);
John Ferencz Takacs, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A refueling system on an aircraft comprises a fuel hose coupled to the aircraft, a drogue coupled to the fuel hose, an air data computer, and a drogue canopy controller coupled to the drogue canopy. The drogue further comprises a coupling, a plurality of vanes, and a drogue canopy. The drogue canopy controller determines a selected surface area of the drogue canopy based on air speed. The drogue canopy controller is configured to modify a surface area of the drogue canopy to conform to the appropriate surface area.