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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Matthew Gadd, Bristol, GB;
Adam Fallon, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/34 (2006.01); B64D 37/14 (2006.01); B64D 37/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/34 (2013.01); B64D 37/14 (2013.01); B64D 37/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of recovering fuel vapour from a fuel tank of an aircraft, is disclosed. The aircraft includes a fuel tank; a wing with an upper surface and a lower surface; and an opening in the lower surface of the wing. The method includes coupling an inlet of a vapour recovery system to the opening; capturing fuel vapour from the fuel tank which flows out of the opening with the inlet of the vapour recovery system; and collecting the captured fuel vapour in a vapour storage tank of the vapour recovery system.