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US 7,404,530 B2Granted
Control of a drogue body
AssigneeSmiths Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsFrank Saggio, III, William B. Ribbens, Kean K. Ooi
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Abstract
A refueling drogue adapted to connect to a refueling hose extending from a refueling aircraft. The refueling drogue may include an active control system, wherein, in an exemplary embodiment, the active control system is adapted to regulate the position of the drogue to maintain a substantially fixed orientation relative to a refueling aircraft.
Claims25
A refueling drogue comprising:
- a refueling drogue body including a refueling probe receptacle;
- an active control system;
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- a sensor adapted to measure a varying angle representative of a varying angle formed by an axis through the center of a refueling hose at a location where the refueling hose is connected to the refueling drogue body and a direction of an air stream in which the refueling drogue is placed.
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