US 12,296,977 B2
Device for refueling air vehicles
Ido Meidad, Modiin (IL)
Assigned to ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD., Lod (IL)
Appl. No. 17/925,427
Filed by ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD., Lod (IL)
PCT Filed May 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IL2021/050558
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/234688, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 274804 (IL), filed on May 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182921 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 39/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 39/04 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0808 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refueling device for use in in-flight refueling operation, comprising:
(a) a body configured for being towed by a tanker aircraft in a forward direction via a fuel hose at least during in-flight refueling operation, the body having a body longitudinal axis and a neutral point;
(b) a boom member carried by the body, the boom member having a fuel delivery nozzle, the fuel delivery nozzle being configured for selectively engaging with a fuel receptacle in a receiver aircraft to enable fuel to be transferred from said fuel hose to the receiver aircraft during said in-flight refueling operation;
(c) spatial control system configured for selectively providing stability and control to the refueling device;
(d) wherein at least during refueling operation the fuel delivery nozzle is longitudinally forward of the neutral point.