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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Eads Construcciones Aeronauticas S.a., Madrid, ES;
Inventors:
Samuel De la Fuente Lopez, Madrid, ES;
Bruno Martinez Vazquez, Madrid, ES;
Assignee:
EADS CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS S.A., Madrid, ES;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/06 (2006.01); B64D 39/00 (2006.01); B64D 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 39/06 (2013.01); B64D 39/00 (2013.01); B64D 39/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for in-flight refueling of a receiver aircraft from a tanker aircraft including: measuring continuously a tension at an end of a hose extending from the tanker aircraft towards the receiver aircraft, and using the measured tension to control a torque applied to a drum device deploying the hose from the tanker aircraft such that the tension at the end of the hose conforms to target tensions during each phase of the refueling operation.