The Boeing Company

George A McEachen

Douglas Dean Maben

Daniel F Lewinski

Richard Kevin Johnson

Michael L Trent

Mark E Smith

Julie K Plessner

Kevin Scott Callahan

Daniel J Murray

Kelly Thomas Jones

Robert Steven Wright

Frederic Lacaux

John Rubrecht Lowell

Bruce Lee Drolen

James C Russell

Royal E Boggs

Mehdy Barekatein

Rachel Malia Darr

John A Weidler

Nels A Olson

Timothy R North

Thomas P Barrera

Patrick T Baker

Mark D Byers

David C Shangraw

Jean-Philippe Belieres

Richard P Lorenz

Alan D Amort

Harry H Ayubi

Mohammad M Malik

Matthew J O'Brien

David J Shaw

Sarah M Wickham

Daniel W Baisley

Alfred R Carlo

Craig G Robotham

Michael R Madden

A method implemented on an aircraft for controlling a fire suppression system comprises receiving, by a computing system of the aircraft, an indication that the fire suppression system of the aircraft should transition to an active state. The computing system determines whether the aircraft is on a surface. Responsive to determining that the aircraft is on the surface, the computing system controls the fire suppression system to remain or transition to an inactive state.

System and method for controlling a fire suppression system of an aircraft

A fire extinguishing system includes a storage vessel and a fluidic oscillator. The storage vessel is configured to contain a fire extinguishing agent. The fluidic oscillator is configured to receive the fire extinguishing agent from the storage vessel, and discharge a continuous jet of the fire extinguishing agent while oscillating the jet back and forth through a sweep angle.

Fire extinguishing system and method

According to an embodiment, an aircraft comprises a fuselage including composite skin; an enclosure located inside the fuselage; a rechargeable battery disposed inside the enclosure; and a ventilation conduit extending from the enclosure to an opening in the composite skin, the ventilation conduit including: a first portion having a first end coupled to the enclosure and a second end spaced from the composite skin, and a second portion extending between the composite skin and the second end of the first portion, the second portion comprising an electrically non-conductive material.

Ventilation conduit for an aircraft

An aircraft comprises composite skin having an opening, and a ventilation conduit having an end portion that extends to the opening in the composite skin. The conduit is made of metal except for the end portion, which functions as an electrical insulator.

An aircraft comprises a rechargeable battery including an array of battery cells, and means for mitigating consequences of failure of the rechargeable battery due to aircraft operating cycles.

Aircraft including mitigation system for rechargeable batteries

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Mukilteo, WA, United States of America

George A McEachen