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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2024
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Matthias Hegenbart, Hamburg, DE;
Hermann Benthien, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
An aircraft fuselage for releasing a fuel tank from inside the aircraft fuselage in case of emergency includes an outer structure, a mounting device to releasably secure a sled device for carrying a fuel tank in an inside of the outer structure, and a first openable release door separating the inside from an outside of the outer structure, wherein the first release door is positioned in relation to the mounting device such that the fuel tank is released through the first release door when the mounting device releases the sled device. A method is disclosed for releasing a fuel tank from inside the aircraft fuselage in case of emergency as well as an aircraft including such an aircraft fuselage.