- tanker drogue
- конус (трубы или шланга) самолёта-заправщика
Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
tanker drogue
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Drogue — (dr[=o]g), n. 1. (Naut.) See {Drag}, n., 6, and {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. a small parachute dragged behind a vehicle as a means of stabilizing it, or deployed first so as to assist opening of a larger parachute. [PJC] 3. a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drogue — noun Etymology: probably alteration of 1drag Date: 1875 1. sea anchor 2. a. a cylindrical or funnel shaped device towed as a target by an airplane b. a small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something … New Collegiate Dictionary
drogue — /drohg/, n. 1. a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor. 2. Aeron. a. a funnel shaped device attached to the end of a hose on a tanker aircraft for connecting with the probe of another aircraft to be refueled in flight. b. See drogue parachute … Universalium
drogue — i. A funnel shaped part at the end of the hose of a tanker aircraft used in air refueling. It drags out the hose, stabilizes it, and prepares it to receive the probe of the receiving aircraft. ii. A fabric cone used as a windsock. iii. A… … Aviation dictionary
tanker — i. An aircraft equipped for in flight air to air refueling of other aircraft. See probe and drogue. ii. To carry excess fuel to avoid unavailability or having to purchase it at a higher price … Aviation dictionary
drogue — [[t]droʊg[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor 2) aer. a) a funnel shaped device attached to the end of a hose on a tanker aircraft for connecting with the probe of another aircraft to be refueled in flight b) aer.… … From formal English to slang
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft — (FSTA) is a UK project to provide aerial refueling (AR) and air transport (AT) for the Royal Air Force using a version of the Airbus A330 MRTT. The Royal Australian Air Force announced in April 2004 that they had selected Airbus to provide… … Wikipedia
probe-and-drogue — «PROHB uhn DROHG», noun. a method of refueling planes in flight. The plane to be refueled inserts a pipelike probe into the funnel shaped drogue that hangs on the end of a long flexible hose from a tanker plane … Useful english dictionary
probe-and-drogue — adjective a) Pertaining to a method of aerial refuelling whereby a probe from the receiving aircraft fits into a trailing hose with drogue attachment from a tanker aircraft. b) Pertaining to a method of docking spacecraft … Wiktionary
Aerial refueling — A C 17 Globemaster refuels through the boom of a Boeing KC 135 Stratotanker … Wikipedia
VMGR-252 — Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 VMGR 252 Insignia Active June 1, 1928 present Country … Wikipedia
