Ronald Louis Robinson

US Patent:

41292707, Dec 12, 1978

Filed:

Jun 13, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/806029

Inventors:

Ronald H. Robinson - Bellevue WA
Richard H. Weiland - Seattle WA

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

International Classification:

B64D 3900

US Classification:

244135A

Abstract:

An aerial refueling boom utilized in the transfer of fuel from a tanker airplane to a receiver airplane and more particularly, to the boom geometry or gimballing which comprises an axis fixed with respect to structure of the tanker airplane about which the boom rotates in elevation and an inclinable axis about which the boom rotates for lateral movement. The angle of inclination of the boom lateral motion pivot axis or azimuth axis varies with respect to the longitudinal axis of the airplane axis as the boom is changed in elevation angle. A pair of aerodynamic surfaces formed into a Vee and known as ruddevators are mounted towards the trailing end of the boom for flying the boom about these axes. The ruddevators are part of a control system which includes a pantographing cable system for automatically changing the angle-of-attack of the aerodynamic surfaces and for alleviating the air loads imposed by the receiver airplane when it is imparting the movement of the boom during the refueling engagement. The boom support system includes articulation which provides for combining a certain amount of boom rolling action with sideward movement of the boom and varies the ratio between the degree of roll motion vs.

US Patent:

D2693402, Jun 14, 1983

Filed:

Jul 14, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/924549

Inventors:

William M. Harold - Edmonds WA
Ronald H. Robinson - Bellevue WA

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

International Classification:

D1206

US Classification:

D12319