Systems and methods to provide compliance with str

专利名称：Systems and methods to provide

compliance with structural load

requirements for aircraft with additional fueltankage

发明人：Weber Brito Barbosa,Paulo Henrique

Hasmann,Luciano Magno Fragola Barbosa

申请号：US13095615申请日：20110427公开号：US08851424B2公开日：20141007

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摘要：Methods and systems are provided to comply with structural load

requirements applicable to aircraft additional fuel tank systems. A plurality of aircraftfuel tanks may be positioned adjacent to one another, preferably within the fuselage(e.g., a cargo compartment) of the aircraft so as to be disposed generally along alongitudinal axis of the aircraft. The tank body defining an interior space for holdingaircraft fuel, an intercommunication conduit assembly between the fuel tank modulesconfigured to refuel and transfer fuel from the tank modules by a cascade mode and anintentional air-filled ullage space are operatively associated with the tank body toprevent an overpressure condition within the interior space of the fuel tank body. Theintentional air-filled ullage is obtained through the predetermined positioning of theterminal open end of the intercommunication tube inside the respective fuel tankmodule. The intentional air-filled ullage can be configured in all or in only some of thefuel tank modules according to the design of the auxiliary fuel tanks or aircraft structuralloads requirements.

申请人：Weber Brito Barbosa,Paulo Henrique Hasmann,Luciano Magno FragolaBarbosa

地址：São José dos Campos BR,Sao José dos Campos BR,Sao José dos Campos BR

国籍：BR,BR,BR

代理机构：Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

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