| WEST COAST NETTING, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20110226905 | STABILIZED CONTROLLABLE DROGUE FOR AERIAL FLIGHT REFUELING - The stabilized controllable drogue for an inflight aerial refueling system includes a reception coupling, a paradrogue frame, a drogue canopy, and a plurality of actuators for moving the drogue canopy in a desired direction to control, steer and stabilize the stabilized controllable drogue during turbulent conditions. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110108669 | VARIABLE SPEED DROGUE - The variable speed drogue includes a plurality of leading edge struts and trailing edge struts pivotally mounted to a refueling coupling member, and a drogue canopy connected between the trailing ends of the leading edge and trailing edge struts. A spring and an articulated strut brace assembly are connected between each of the leading edge and trailing edge struts. A center strut is pivotally connected to the trailing end of each leading edge strut, and each center strut includes a free end connected to a center portion of the canopy drogue. The drogue canopy is connected to the trailing ends of the leading edge and trailing edge struts such that the drogue canopy is movable between a radially inward position and a radially outward position, to provide substantially constant loads on the drogue within the range of refueling speeds. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20090302162 | PASSIVE VARIABLE SPEED DROGUE - The passive variable speed drogue includes an articulated center strut lever linkage assembly pivotally connected between adjacent pairs of center struts and trailing edge struts, biased by an extension spring mounted to the center strut to move the center strut to a required stop position to maintain substantially constant loads on the drogue within a range of refueling speeds, and to permit improved interfacing of the variable speed drogue assembly with a stowage tube. A center strut bumper on the center strut also provides improved interfacing of the variable speed drogue assembly with a stowage tube. | 12-10-2009 |
