Patent ID: 8579233

Claim:
An aerial refueling system comprising: a first plate directly attached to a fuselage of a refueling aircraft, the first plate having a first and second surface with a first plate central opening formed there through; a second plate having a first and second surface with a second plate central opening formed there through; a refueling boom attached to the first surface of the second plate, the refueling boom aligned with the second plate central opening; a fluid conduit attached to the first plate and the second plate and aligned with the first plate central opening and the second plate central opening to allow a fluid to flow between the first plate and the second plate to the refueling boom; and a plurality of actuators, wherein each actuator is rotatably coupled to both the second surface of the first plate and the second surface of the second plate to provide multi-axial movement such that each actuator can move independently in multiple planes to move the refueling boom in a three perpendicular axes system to provide six degrees of freedom in movement relative to the fuselage of a refueling aircraft.