Patent ID: 8905356

Claim:
A system for air to air refueling installed in a tanker aircraft, comprising: at least two hose and drogue refueling devices housed in pods located underneath wings of the aircraft, each of the two hose and drogue refueling devices including a plurality of components actuated by electrical actuators; and an electrical system of the system for air to air refueling that is formed by two subsystems, each of the two subsystems including: an electric generator actuated by a wind turbine located in one of the pods of one of said hose and drogue refueling devices; an energy storage device; a connection to an aircraft electrical system; and an administrating device equipped with a device to ensure generation and storage of energy required for responding to electrical needs of the system for air to air refueling without utilizing the aircraft electrical system except in an event that energy stored in said energy storage device falls below a preset value.