Patent ID: 11945601
Assignee: BRULIC LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 6:
7. A system for a receiver aircraft for in-flight recharging, comprising:
a line and drogue for engagement with a first end of an electrical cable of a supply aircraft, a second end of the electrical cable being connected to the supply aircraft;
a communication unit configured to acquire, deploy, and return command signals from a communication unit of the supply aircraft;
a cable drum unit; and
a controller configured to:
in response to the deploy command signal, deploy the line and drogue rearwardly to the supply aircraft behind the receiver aircraft to enable the drogue to be engaged with the first end of the electrical cable; and
in response to the return command signal, return the line and drogue to the receiver aircraft with the first end of the electrical cable, the returning of the line and drogue to the receiver aircraft causing the electrical cable to be deployed from the supply aircraft such that:
the line and drogue are returned, and
the electrical cable is deployed by simultaneous actions of an electrical power cable drum unit on the supply aircraft and the cable drum unit.