WING AERIAL REFUELING SYSTEM

An aircraft (110) comprises a wing assembly (130), a pod (176), and a pylon (178) attaching the pod (176) to the wing assembly (130). The pylon (178) has a swept pylon flap (410), which is configured to unload the pylon and pod during flight of the aircraft, and also to create downward flow that cou...

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Hauptverfasser:	FERGUSON, STANLEY D, POTTER, RICHARD C, FIALHO, IAN J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS HELICOPTERS PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An aircraft (110) comprises a wing assembly (130), a pod (176), and a pylon (178) attaching the pod (176) to the wing assembly (130). The pylon (178) has a swept pylon flap (410), which is configured to unload the pylon and pod during flight of the aircraft, and also to create downward flow that counters a vortex trailing the pod.