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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Airbus Operations (S.a.s.), Toulouse Cedex, FR;
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Francesco Gambioli, Bristol, GB;
Kei Philipp Behruzi, Bremen, DE;
Jörg Klatte, Bremen, DE;
Damien Guilloteau, Toulouse, FR;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.), Toulouse, FR;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
An aircraft fuel storage system is disclosed including a fuel tank comprising a chamber for storing fuel, the chamber comprising a first side, a second side, and a base connecting the first side to the second side; a collector; and a first conduit and a second conduit, each of the first and second conduits fluidically coupling the chamber to the collector so that fuel is freely passable from the chamber to the collector via the respective first and second conduits. The first and second conduits open into the chamber at respective first and second conduit openings, the first conduit opening is nearer to the first side than the second conduit opening is to the first side, and the second conduit includes a second conduit lock portion that is nearer to the first side than the second conduit opening is to the first side. Also disclosed is an aircraft including the aircraft fuel storage system.