公开(公告)号：US11628737B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US16780670

申请日：2020-02-03

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Michael Kevin McNair ,  Mark David Stoufflet

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/14 ,  B60L53/62 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D41/00 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L53/14 ,  H01R13/642 ,  H01R13/62 ,  B60L53/12

Abstract: One embodiment includes an electrical tanker aircraft for in-flight recharging a worker aircraft, comprising: a charge source; an umbilical to engage an in-flight charge recipient aircraft; and control logic to determine that the umbilical has engaged the charge recipient aircraft, and to transfer charge until a termination condition is met.

公开(公告)号：US20210237606A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US16780670

申请日：2020-02-03

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Michael Kevin McNair ,  Mark David Stoufflet

IPC: B60L53/62 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D41/00 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L53/14 ,  H01R13/642 ,  H01R13/62

Abstract: One embodiment includes an electrical tanker aircraft for in-flight recharging a worker aircraft, comprising: a charge source; an umbilical to engage an in-flight charge recipient aircraft; and control logic to determine that the umbilical has engaged the charge recipient aircraft, and to transfer charge until a termination condition is met.