ARTICULATED BOOM NOZZLE WITH TORSION CABLE REEL

摘要

A boom nozzle assembly for use with an aerial refueling boom on an aerial refueling aircraft where a shielded wiring cable from the aerial refueling boom is connected to an articulated boom nozzle through an electrical connection on the wear ring of the articulated boom nozzle and then routed to a solenoid and other devices of the articulated boom nozzle without passing through the universal joint area of the articulated boom nozzle. The boom nozzle assembly may include a torsion cable reel that keeps the shielded wiring cable in tension as the articulated boom nozzle changes its position relative to the boom nozzle assembly. The torsion cable reel may be positioned within a cable reel housing attached at the aft end of the aerial refueling boom.

主权项

1. An aerial refueling system for aerial refueling by an aerial refueling aircraft of a receiving aircraft, the aerial refueling system comprising:
a refueling boom connected to the aerial refueling aircraft; an articulated boom nozzle assembly connected to an aft end of the refueling boom; and a torsion cable reel assembly holding a shielded cable assembly in tension, where the torsion cable reel assembly is attached to the aft end of the articulated refueling boom and the shielded cable assembly is attached to an electrical connector on the articulated boom nozzle.