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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Airbus Operations S.l., Getafe, ES;
Carlos Casado Montero, Getafe, ES;
José Ángel Hernanz Manrique, Getafe, ES;
Alberto Molina Parga, Getafe, ES;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L., Getafe, ES;
Abstract
A drain mast for draining liquids from an aircraft, comprising a tube that comprises an internal rim connected to the internal surface of the tube, the internal rim being located in a plane inclined with respect to the horizontal plane of the aircraft and having its lowest part located on the second end of the tube, an aperture for evacuating the liquid, the aperture being located at the lowest part of the internal rim and in the face of the tube facing the incoming airflow, the internal rim and the aperture being configured such that at the second end, the liquid is directed by gravity through the internal rim to the aperture and wherein, in use, the drained liquid flowing from the aperture is pushed by the incoming airflow to the atmosphere.