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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Joshua M. Kusnitz, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/00 (2006.01); B64D 39/04 (2006.01); B64D 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/00 (2013.01); B64D 39/04 (2013.01); B64D 39/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refueling system may include a refueling hose and a refueling drone coupled to the hose aft end. The refueling drone may be rearwardly deployable from the tanker aircraft such that the refueling drone is towed by the refueling hose behind the tanker aircraft. The refueling drone may be engaged to a receiver aircraft for transferring fuel from the tanker aircraft to the receiver aircraft.