06.1 - Flight Dynamics and Control (Control & Modelling)

ADAPTIVE FLIGHT CONTROL LAWS APPLIED TO AIR REFUELING WITH RECEIVERS EQUIPPED WITH RECEPTACLE OUT OF THE PLANE OF SYMMETRY

V. Martinez Jimenez¹, F. Asensio Nieto¹, I. Romo Martinez¹, A. Sanz De Blas¹, D. Lodares Gomez¹; ¹AIRBUS, Spain

Air refueling operation with receivers equipped with receptacles out of plane of symmetry is challenging from a flight control laws view, so this paper aims at presenting the most problematic issues found and how we solved them. This adaptive algorithm has been tested in Singapore in 2023 and is now certified after almost 300 automatic contacts between the A330-MRTT and F-15SG receivers.

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DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0011