An aircraft comprises a wing assembly, a pod, and a pylon attaching the pod to the wing assembly. The pylon has a swept pylon flap, which is configured to unload the pylon and pod during flight of the aircraft, and also to create downward flow that counters a vortex trailing the pod.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    WING AERIAL REFUELING SYSTEM


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-05-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



    WING AERIAL REFUELING SYSTEM

    FERGUSON STANLEY D / FIALHO IAN J / POTTER RICHARD C | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access

    Wing aerial refueling system

    FERGUSON STANLEY D / FIALHO IAN J / POTTER RICHARD C | European Patent Office | 2018

    Free access

    WING AERIAL REFUELING SYSTEM

    STANLEY D FERGUSON / RICHARD C POTTER / IAN J SHFIALHO | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access

    WING AERIAL REFUELING SYSTEM

    FERGUSON STANLEY D / FIALHO IAN J / POTTER RICHARD C | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access

    Wing aerial refueling system

    FERGUSON STANLEY D / FIALHO IAN J / POTTER RICHARD C | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access