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AIR AIR REFUELING DROGUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A device attached to the reception coupling at the end of the refuelling hose of a tanker aircraft, usually of conical shape.

OBS

By means of its own drag, [the refuelling drogue] extends and stabilizes the hose during trailing and provides an aiming point for a probe.

Key term(s)
  • refueling drogue
  • air to air refueling drogue

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Le navigateur-bombardier commandait par un système hydraulique la sortie ou la rentrée du cône de ravitaillement ainsi que la quantité de carburant à délivrer.

Spanish

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