26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS2008-P5.2

THE APPLICATION OF AIRBORNE VIDEO TECHNOLOGIES DURING AERIAL REFUELING TEST

M. Lv, C. Chen, X. Wen
China Flight Test Establishment, China

Keywords: airborne video technology, aerial refueling test, external parameters measurement

During airplane aerial refueling test, many new challenges and technological hurdles has occurred, including determination of drogue positions and refueling reliability. Through using airborne video technology, external parameters can be surveyed to provide 3-D drogue positions. Some flight research data has been obtained; Preliminary results and important lessons are presented.

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