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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc., Orange, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Tatsuji Kawai, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Blaine Knight Rawdon, San Pedro, CA (US);
Assignee:
Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc., Orange, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 37/06 (2006.01); B64D 37/30 (2006.01); F17C 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/06 (2013.01); B64D 37/30 (2013.01); F17C 1/12 (2013.01); F17C 1/14 (2013.01); F17C 2203/03 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0308 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0325 (2013.01); F17C 2203/066 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0629 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0639 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0646 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0189 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft with a multi-walled fuel tank and method of manufacturing is presented. The aircraft includes a blended wing body and a fuel tank attached to the blended wing body configured to store liquified gas fuel. The fuel tank includes an inner wall, outer wall, and interstitial volume in between that is filled with insulation. The interstitial volume includes a reflective film layer and a structural insulation layer.