WING-MOUNTED REFUELING POD IN A TANKER AIRCRAFT
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Aug 2, 2012
app pub date -
Jan 13, 2012
filing date -
Jun 29, 2011
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Abstract
A refueling pod (17) for a tanker aircraft (13) used for refueling a receptor aircraft (11) in flight by means of a hose and drogue device (15) comprising a streamlined-shaped first section (33) that houses the main handling equipment of the hose and drogue device (15) and a second section (35) housing the opening (37) for the deployment/retraction of the hose and drogue device (15), in which said second section (35) has an streamlined shape and houses an opening (37) which has a symmetrical shape with respect to an hypothetical X-Z plane by the longitudinal axis (31) of the refueling pod (17) and is placed below an hypothetical X-Y plane by said longitudinal axis (31) for reducing the turbulence behind the refueling pod (17) and improving therefore the stability of the hose and drogue device (15).
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