A drogue assembly for in-flight refuelling

摘要

A drogue assembly (10) comprises a circumferential array of triangular support arms (11). Each support arm (11) is pivoted and mounted on a pivot pin (21) at its apex (19) for swinging movement in a radial direction. Each juxtaposed pair of support arms (11) is joined together by a net (27) which is joined to each of those support arms (11) at spaced intervals therealong. The support arms (11) carry a drogue parachute (38) which extends circumferentially around their shortest sides (13).