Patent ID: 8381779

Claim:
A refueling system for an aircraft comprising: an aircraft comprising: at least one fuel tank; a refuel line having an inlet accessible from an exterior of the aircraft and fluidly coupled to the fuel tank; a control valve controlling a flow of fuel through the refuel line; a fuel sensor outputting a fuel signal indicative of an amount of fuel in the at least one fuel tank; a first controller receiving the fuel signal and controlling the control valve in response to the fuel signal; and a first wireless communication system operably coupled to the first controller; and a refueling apparatus comprising: a fuel supply; a dispensing hose configured to mate with the inlet of the refuel line; a pump fluidly coupling the dispensing hose to the fuel supply; a second controller having a memory in which is stored a fuel profile including fuel data indicative of the amount of fuel to be supplied to the at least one fuel tank and controlling the pump; and a second wireless communication system operably coupled to the second controller; wherein the first and second wireless communication systems are in communication such that the first and second controllers control the operation of the control valve and the pump to fill the at least one fuel tank in accordance with the fuel profile and in response to the fuel signal.