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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 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 37/32 (2006.01); B01J 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2013.01); B01J 19/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling an inerting system of an aircraft is disclosed. The inerting system feeds inert gas into a fuel tank of the aircraft, the method includes: a) obtaining a location of the aircraft, the location comprising a current location or an expected future location; b) assessing an environmental impact of releasing of fuel vapour at the location obtained in step a); and c) controlling the inerting system based on the assessment of step b).