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US 2026/0264872 A1Published application
Device for the in-flight refueling of an aircraft
AssigneeSafran Aerosystems
InventorRemi BATTARRA
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Abstract
The invention relates to an in-flight refueling device, in particular for a refueling aircraft, comprising a pipe intended for transferring a fluid, comprising—a first end (102a) able to be connected to a fluid source, and —a second end equipped with an in-flight refueling connection, characterized in that it further comprises a light system arranged along at least part of the pipe and comprising at least one series of radiation sources distributed along that part of the pipe.
Claims14
An in-flight refueling device, in particular for a refueling aircraft, comprising:
- a pipe configured to transfer a fluid, this pipe comprising a first end suitable for connection to a fluid source and a second end equipped with an in-flight refueling connector, and
- a light system, arranged along at least a part of the pipe, capable of being connected to an energy source, and comprising at least one series of radiation sources distributed along the part of the pipe,
- wherein the pipe is of the multilayer type and comprises at least one metal layer, one elastomer layer and one textile layer, and in that the light system is integrated into the textile layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.