The purpose of this ARSAG document is to provide guidance and information about aerial refueling test methodologies used to certify new tanker/receiver combinations in support of the AR Clearance Process. Covered topics include the ground and flight testing of boom/receptacle systems and probe/drogue systems, test conditions and configurations, test approach and sequence, instrumentation and data analysis, safety concerns, and flight test time estimation.
Aerial Refueling Test Methods
2015
74 pages
Report
No indication
English
Energy Use, Supply, & Demand , Reactor Fuels & Fuel Processing , Fuel & Propellant Tanks , Refueling in flight , Tanker aircraft , Fuel tanks , Fuel pumps , Fuel lines , Flight testing , Fuel sprays , Free flight , Flow rate , Fuel systems , Instrumentation , Test methods , Calibration , Safety , Failure mode and effect analysis , Level flight , Clearances , Standardization , Ar(aerial refueling) , Guidance , Refueling test methodologies , Aerial refueling clearance process , Technical compatibility , Boom-receptacle instrumentation , Fuel spray effects , Probe-drogue instrumentation , Safety planning , Certification testing , Qualification testing
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