Probe for water bomber

Details Probe for water bomber Probe for water bomber

1982-12-02

1984-10-02

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

Material discharging and diffusing

169 53, 244 94, 441 71, 440 47, B64D 122, A62C 2800

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ABSTRACT:
A loading mechanism for loading water into a water storage tank of a water bomber aircraft is improved by separating the probe from the receiver conduit and by forming the probe with a cross-sectional area which is substantially less than the cross-sectional area of the receiver conduit. As a result of these improvements, the jet of water is discharged freely from the probe into the receiver conduit, thereby preventing the drag forces which are applied to the water passing through the receiver conduit being transmitted to the probe. A further improvement is in that the probe is positioned so that the input end is only partially exposed below the step with the result that an airspace is formed in the stream of water passing through the probe in use.

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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Oct. 30, 1967, pp. 88-89.

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