Probe-and-drogue

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004517",
  "term": "Probe-and-drogue",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A method of aerial refueling where a tanker aircraft trails a flexible hose with a cone-shaped drogue at its end. The receiving aircraft extends a rigid probe that the pilot guides into the drogue to establish a connection for fuel transfer. This system is widely used by naval aviation.",
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Sonde-und-Schlauch",
    "es": "sonda y cesta",
    "fr": "sonde et panier"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/probe-and-drogue/"
}