Patent ID: 11964773
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 14:
15. A method for transferring electric power, comprising:
(a) navigating a donor aircraft and a receiver aircraft to positions where a hook mounted to the receiver aircraft is in proximity with a trapeze bar mounted to the drogue;
(b) hooking the hook onto the trapeze bar;
(c) latching the trapeze bar inside the hook;
(d) transferring electric power from the donor aircraft to the trapeze bar;
(e) transferring electric power from the trapeze bar to the hook via electrical contacts; and
(f) transferring electric power from the hook to a battery charger onboard the receiver aircraft,
wherein step (b) comprises using upper and lower guides of the hook to guide the hook into lateral alignment with the trapeze bar as the trapeze bar enters the hook.