System for airborne launch of an aircraft from a larger carrier aircraft

   
   

A system for launching, refuelling and recovering in flight an aircraft (10) such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a larger carrier aircraft (16) comprising a holder (22) on the carrier aircraft (16) to which the UAV (10) is detachably connectable and an extendable and retractable refuelling device (23, 24) on the carrier aircraft (16) detachably connectable to the UAV (10) whereby to launch the UAV it is disconnected from the holder (22), the refuelling device (23, 24) is extended with the UAV connected thereto to cause the UAV to trail behind the carrier aircraft and the UAV is then disconnected from the refuelling device.

Sistema para lanzando, reaprovisionando de combustible y recuperándose en vuelo avión (10) por ejemplo sin tripulación aéreo el vehículo (UAV) de grande portador avión (16) abarcando sostenedor (22) en portador avión (16) a las cuales el UAV (10) es detachably conectable y un dispositivo que reaprovisiona de combustible extensible y retractable (23, 24) en el avión del portador (16) detachably conectable al UAV (10) por el que para lanzar el UAV se desconecte del sostenedor (22), el dispositivo que reaprovisiona de combustible (23, 24) se extiende con el UAV conectado además para hacer el UAV arrastrarse detrás del avión del portador y el UAV entonces se desconecta del dispositivo que reaprovisiona de combustible.

 
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