Patent ID: 8047471
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B64D,G01S

Abstract:
1. System ( 1 ) for providing indication of the position of a refuelling boom ( 2 ) in a tanker aircraft relative to a receptacle ( 17 ) in a receiver aircraft during refuelling operations, in particular in the approximation operation, characterized in that the system ( 1 ) comprises a plurality of light emitting devices ( 23 - 33 ) mountable on the boom ( 2 ), each emitting device ( 23 - 33 ) providing a respective visible light beam, said light beams providing spots of incidence ( 3 - 13 ) when contacting the receptacle ( 17 ) in the receptor aircraft, in such a manner that the position of the spots of incidence ( 3 - 13 ) on the receptacle ( 17 ) varies depending on the position of the refuelling boom ( 2 ) relative to the receiver aircraft in the approximation operation.