Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for Aerial Refueling Systems

Abstract

This document is intended to establish a reference document of commonly used ground support equipment (GSE) for system checks on tanker and receiver aircraft aerial refueling equipment. It is applicable for both boom/receptacle and probe/drogue methods of aerial refueling. It may be applied to test and maintenance equipment as well as operational aircraft. The scope of this document is intended to establish a reference document of commonly used Ground Support Equipment (GSE) that may be necessary to maintain and perform system checks on Aerial Refueling (AR) systems. Primarily, this document will encompass GSE used to support operational aircraft, however, its use could extend to back shop maintenance support as well. While it is not necessary to identify GSE that is unique to specific platforms, since those maintainers already know what they have; it would be beneficial to have a document that catalogs items of GSE that are common to several tanker and/or receiver platforms, as well as joint-deployed units.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 2023
Accession Number
AD1203370

Entities

People

  • Gregory Twyford
  • James D Turner

Organizations

  • Aerial Refueling Systems Advisory Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Couplings
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Ground Support
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Hose Couplings
  • Joints
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Nato
  • Refueling
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Standardization
  • Standards
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.