- Patent Title: Methods, systems and apparatus for aircraft auxiliary fuel tanks
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Application No.: US14500988Application Date: 2014-09-29
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Publication No.: US09963030B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Philip Kirk , Om Prakash , Peter Swift
- Applicant: Long Range AG
- Applicant Address: CH Hergiswil
- Assignee: Long Range AG
- Current Assignee: Long Range AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Hergiswil
- Agency: DWC Law Firm, P.S.
- Agent David Chen
- Main IPC: B60K15/06
- IPC: B60K15/06 ; B64C1/20 ; B64D37/00 ; B64D37/04 ; B64D37/20 ; B60K15/035 ; B60K15/067 ; B60K15/03
Abstract:
An aircraft auxiliary fuel tank system comprising a master tank and a plurality of slave tanks fluidly connectable to the master tank in series. The slave tanks may each include a valve assembly comprising a biased plate that is movable for throttling fluid during a deceleration event when the slave tanks are connected to the master tank or other slave tanks. A rail assembly is provided to assist in the easy installation and removal of the slave and master fuel tanks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150107682A1 METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS Public/Granted day:2015-04-23
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