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7597288 In-flight refueling lightning protection system  
A lightning protection system, method and aircraft are provided for reducing the flammability of jet fuel spilled during an in-flight refueling operation between a supplying aircraft and a...
7546981 Drain system for an aircraft  
Drain masts of commercial aircraft need to be heated in order to prevent freezing caused by the low outside temperatures when the aircraft travels at a corresponding altitude. An exemplary...
7422179 Apparatus for aerial refuelling  
Apparatus for aerial refuelling comprises a frame 2 for attaching around an aperture in an aircraft floor 3 , and a movable hose drum housing 4 pivotally mounted on the frame. The hose drum ...
7413145 Aerial delivery system  
A method and apparatus for aerial fire suppression utilizing a potable fire retardant chemical dispensing system, readily adaptable, without extensive aircraft modification, to various makes of...
7413144 Positioning system, device, and method for in-flight refueling  
A positioning system, device, and method are provided to facilitate the in-flight positioning of two aircraft relative to one another such that a second aircraft is guided to an in-flight refueling...
7407131 Method for creating an aeronautic sound shield having gas distributors arranged on the engines, wings, and nose of an aircraft  
The present invention blocks and/or attenuates the upstream travel of acoustic disturbances or sound waves from a flight vehicle or components of a flight vehicle traveling at subsonic speed using...
7407116 Spray washer structure of insulator used for aircraft  
A spray washer structure used for attaching to an aircraft and washing insulators on high-voltage transmission lines includes a pivot seat, a core tube, an inner tube, and a nozzle. The pivot seat...
7395761 Variable-force payload ejecting system  
The Variable-Force Payload Ejecting System, residing within an air vehicle, utilizes multiple pressure generators, one or more of which may be activated, to produce variable levels of force. A...
7303168 Aircraft spraying conversion kit for use in extinguishing fires  
An aircraft spraying conversion kit which provides for the aerial dispensing of a fire extinguishing agent. The kit includes a dispensing manifold assembly removably coupled to an open aircraft...
7284727 Systems and methods for aerial dispersion of materials  
Aerial dispersion systems that may be employed to allow rapid and temporary conversion of aircraft for aerial dispersion purposes, such as aerial fire-fighting. The aerial dispersion systems may be...
7185854 In-flight refueling system and method for extending and retracting an in-flight refueling device  
An in-flight refueling system and method are provided to extend and retract an in-flight refueling device between a stowed position and an extended position relative to a tanker aircraft. The...
7143980 Aerial chemical application and control method  
A chemical distribution control and guidance system operates for controlling the distribution of airborne product via an aircraft passing over a target. A weather station is positioned at various...
7131600 Reverse venturi atomization chamber and the use thereof  
An atomization chamber apparatus used for aircraft pesticide delivery, which has an open ended walled chamber, divided into left and right sections, each having outer and inner segments, each...
7121512 Drain particularly for engine support strut  
A drain, for example for an aircraft engine support strut, arranged on the trailing edge of the rear secondary structure of the strut. The drain includes a conduit with a substantially horizontal...
7111809 Aircraft excessive fuel dumping ejection parallel to flight direction  
Excessive fuel is dumped by ejection under a pressurized outflow velocity from an aircraft during flight as jets in a direction parallel to air stream flow relative to the aircraft, from a...
7090029 Firefighting bomblets and a precision aerial firefighting method utilizing the same  
A firefighting bomblet includes a container having rigid supportive walls that together define a faceted-sphere shape, a cavity disposed inside the container and defined by the walls, and an...
6988693 Methods and apparatus for passive illumination of refueling hoses  
Methods and apparatus for illumination of aerial refueling hoses are disclosed. In one embodiment, a conduit for transferring a flowable material includes a wall member. A plurality of reflective...
6966525 In-flight refueling system, alignment system, and method for automatic alignment and engagement of an in-flight refueling boom  
An in-flight refueling system, alignment system, and method are provided for substantially automating the positioning and engagement of an in-flight refueling system carried by a first aircraft...
6889776 Airborne water diffuser  
An apparatus is for use with a container of liquid that is suspended from an aircraft flying over a ground target area. The container has an outlet through which the liquid is dropped from the...
6886784 High pressure spray system  
A combination of an aircraft and spraying apparatus for spraying suspensions or solutions having predetermined characteristics independent of the speed of the aircraft, the apparatus consisting of...
6874734 Fluid loading system  
A pump system for loading fluid into a tank onboard a translating aircraft includes a substantially rigid tube member having a diving device on the distal end of the tube member. A strut structure...
6837462 Boom load alleviation using visual means  
An aircraft refueling boom load alleviation system uses received light to detect boom displacement and generates a control signal to correct the displacement. Both a set of flight surfaces and a...
6799740 Chemical application and flight guidance control system and method  
A chemical distribution such as a mosquito control guidance system is operable for controlling the distribution of airborne product via an aircraft passing over a target field. The system includes...
6769493 Liquid dispensing lighter-than-air airship system  
A lighter-than-air airship system, having a multitude of uses, with a primary purpose being the dispensing of water over a raging fire, where access by personnel and ground equipment is difficult....
6704618 Container-based system for generation and dispersal of printed materials  
An unmanned, real-time, printed material generation and dispersal system includes a standardized shipping container houses at least one printing module capable of generating printed materials, a...
6662700 Method for protecting an aircraft against a threat that utilizes an infrared sensor  
A method for protecting an aircraft against a threat that utilizes an infrared sensor includes providing a plurality of dispensable infrared sources transported in an infrared-source dispenser with...
6622966 System for extinguishing wild fires and method therefor  
A system for dispensing a liquid from an aircraft to extinguish a fire has a container located in a body of the aircraft for storing the liquid to extinguish the fire. A boom is coupled to an...
6581878 Airborne fire fighting system  
System and method for pressurizing and dispersing fire retardant from an aircraft, particularly aircraft structured and equipped for retarding or extinguishing forest fires, that includes a small...
6578796 Liquid dropping apparatus for helicopter  
A liquid dropping apparatus for a helicopter includes a tank for containing a liquid therein for attachment below a helicopter body. The tank has a lower surface with a concave portion formed by...
6523780 Multi-carrier pheromone carrying substrate dispenser, apparatus distribution system  
A system for the dissemination of pheromone bearing carrier substrates which includes an airplane/helicopter mountable carrier substrate dispenser, the actuation for release of the carrier...
6425554 Bottom discharge drainmast for an aircraft  
A drainmast ( 10 ) for discharging liquid from a moving aircraft ( 12 ). The drainmast ( 10 ) includes a fairing ( 20 ) having a mounting flange ( 24 ), a flow-controlling cap ( 26 ), and an...
6419190 Airborne cleaning and painting robot  
A Cleaning and Painting Robot having the capability to fly, and a cleaning or painting mechanism that can be located at various positions on the robot body. The robot comprises of a flying unit...
6264142 Helicopter deicing and anti-icing system and method  
The improved helicopter anti-icing and deicing system and method includes mounting an airfoil shaped manifold transversely of the helicopter and filling the manifold with anti-icing or deicing...
6211494 Drainmast with integral electronic temperature control  
A drainmast including an electronic temperature detecting and control circuit contained in a fairing detects the temperature of a drain tube and the electronic temperature detecting and control...
6192990 Multi-dump metering valve  
In one aspect, the invention is directed towards a helicopter-carried firefighting device including a valve. The valve has an outer assembly and an inner assembly in which the outer assembly has a...
6125942 Aircraft-based fire-fighting bucket  
A fire fighting system uses a bucket suspended from a helicopter to deposit fire retardant onto a fire from an opening in the bottom of the bucket. The bucket has a predetermined configuration and...
6095428 Water-powered aircraft lawn sprinkler  
A water-powered aircraft/sprinkler utilizes an airfoil and a water jet nozzle power source to provide a manually maneuverable aircraft/sprinkler supplied with a pressurized water stream through a...
5975425 Technique to reduce chemical usage and concomitant drift from aerial sprays  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for the aerial spraying of agricultural chemicals with improved spray deposition and reduced drift. The spraying apparatus includes two oppositely charged sets...
5967462 Water bomber float plane and method of water bombing  
An amphibious water bomber float plane, wherein the water bomber plane is equipped with a pair of floats for landing and taking off on water, with wheels for use on land, and having pair of floats...
5904165 Hydro service system assembly  
This invention is directed to a multipurpose repair and maintenance apparatus for aerial inspection, repair and cleaning, comprising a work platform for installation on the skids of an helicopter...
5878819 Device for assisting with the extinguishing of fires by water-bombing aircraft  
A device for assisting the extinguishing of fires by water-bombing aircraft. The device includes at least one sensor for sensing the source of the fire, a device for pinpointing the position of the...
5829809 Multi-dump fire fighting bucket  
A suspendible bucket apparatus is for use with an aircraft to permit dumping of two or more separate loads of water from a single filling of the bucket. The apparatus has an outer bucket with an...
5794889 Fire retardant delivery system  
A fire retardant delivery system for delivering fire retardant onto a fire. The system 10 includes an aircraft comprises a fire retardant storage and ejection system, and a stabilized three axis...
5773745 Method and device for cutting and dispensing of adversarial interaction countermeasures  
Apparatus and method for cutting and dispensing of adversarial interaction countermeasures, as for example chaff dipole elements for the self-protection of aerial vehicles against radar-guided...
5722591 Apparatus for spreading bulk materials  
A spreading apparatus for hitching to a helicopter includes a hopper suspended from a ring, three tubular legs with upper ends releasably attached to the ring, and a strut between each pair of...
5699862 Foam generating device for fire-fighting helicopter  
A helicopter (20) is equipped with a foam generating device (22) comprising a tank (1) associated with a pump system (2) and a mixer device (36) to deliver a mixture water-emulsifier. A spraying...
5671869 Fiber chaff disseminator  
A chaff disseminator for uniformly distributing short fibers into the air r disrupt enemy radar tracking in an air combat situation. Such fibers are typically 3 to 25 microns in diameter and cut to...
5667170 Pod mounted refueling system  
A refueling system mounted to an aircraft fuselage for transferring fuel from a tanker aircraft to a receiver aircraft. The refueling system including a pylon extending from the fuselage at a...
5663518 Method and device for the in-flight cutting and dispensing of chaff dipoles from an aerial vehicle  
A method for the self-protection of an aircraft or the like against radar-guided missiles and a self-protection device for use in aircraft and the like against radar-guided missiles, which enables...
5655732 Apparatus for draining waste water from aircraft  
A waste water drain apparatus (1) is to be attached to the fuselage belly (2) of an aircraft. The apparatus (1) essentially includes a drain pipe (3), an aerodynamically shaped fairing (7)...
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