| CPC B64D 39/04 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0808 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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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.
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