Patent ID: 8366048
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. An adaptor for mounting a refuelling hose and drogue arrangement to a refuelling boom of an aircraft so as to allow selective refuelling by the refuelling boom and the refuelling hose and drogue assembly, the adaptor being arranged to provide fluid communication between the boom and a hose of the hose and drogue arrangement whilst allowing the boom to act also as a refuelling boom independently of the hose and drogue arrangement and being arranged such that the hose is movable with respect to the boom between a position which is suitable for refuelling using the hose and a position which is suitable for refuelling using the boom without using the hose and drogue arrangement, the adaptor comprising: an actuator arranged to produce a biasing force on the hose, and arranged for affecting movement to adjust the position of the hose in relation to the boom; and an arm pivotally mounted, at or adjacent one end of the arm, to a distal end of the boom.