TANKER AEROPLANE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: aviation; tanker aeroplanes. SUBSTANCE: tanker aeroplane includes fuselage with crew cabin in nose portion and refuelling operator cabin in tail section, operator observation port, swept wing, engines mounted on wing, landing gear, tail unit of standard configuration, fuel system including fuel tanks located in wing and fuselage, refuelling system including rigid refuelling boom provided with control surfaces and secured in lower portion of fuselage for lowering and telescopic extension. refuelling boom consists of two concentric tubes with fuel sensor at the end and refuelling main. Tail unit is made in form of stabilizers with vertical end plate fins. Fairings with rope winches arranged inside them are mounted in each root section of outer pane. Refuelling boom is mounted in top portion of fuselage; it is provided with coupling cone and control surfaces at its tip; length of boom is no less than half length of fuselage. Booms are provided with stabilizing planes. Fuselage is provided with compartment for stowage of coupling cone, rope winch and floodlights with boom in retracted position. Aerodynamic fairings for boom and navigational lights on upper and lower sections of fuselage are located along fuselage. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 2 cl, 4 dwg