Aerial refueling coupling (6) attached to a hose (11) of a tanker aircraft (10) comprising an inner conical surface (7) configured for receiving a probe (13) of a receiver aircraft (12), the aerial refueling coupling (6) comprising illumination means attached to the coupling (6) and configured for pointing to the inner conical surface (7) of the coupling (6) for illuminating said inner conical surface (7) as a target for a laser seeker locatable in the receiver aircraft to allow the guidance of the probe to contact the coupling (6).
SELF-ILLUMINATED COUPLING FOR AUTOMATIC AERIAL REFUELING
SELBSTLEUCHTENDE KOPPLUNG ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN LUFTBETANKUNG
COUPLAGE À ÉCLAIRAGE AUTONOME POUR LE RAVITAILLEMENT AÉRIEN AUTOMATIQUE
31.05.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
SELF-ILLUMINATED COUPLING FOR AUTOMATIC AERIAL REFUELING
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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