Refueling system, in particular for the refueling of aircraft having high-positioned wings

摘要

A refueling system which has pipe sections connected by swivel joints and carried by carriages or wheels, in which on one of the pipe sections there is provided an end swivel joint for a hydrant coupling for connection to supply pipelines and on the other one of the pipe sections there is provided a further end swivel joint with a head piece and a refueling coupling which is used for connection to the tank, in particular an aircraft tank which is to be refueled or is to be emptied. The refueling system has, so that it can be utilized in the simplest manner for underwing refueling at high heights, a refueling tip with a lockable swivel joint, a concussion-spring unit for balancing the forces of weight and a guiding carriage elevationally adjustable on which a guiding carriage is secured pipe sections with swivel joints, which are provided with a coupling piece, which can be connected to a refueling coupling.