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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1993
Donald D Baldwin, Camden, AR (US);
Randall V Guest, Provo, UT (US);
Randall W Nish, Provo, UT (US);
Robert G Pearce, Lincoln, NE (US);
Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Alcoa Composites, Inc., Alcoa Center, PA (US);
Abstract
A collapsible fuel tank system for use on aircraft and the like includes a plurality of nestable shell sections which, when assembled in proper edgewise orientation, form a shell for the fuel tank. A nose cone and a number of shell-reinforcing bulkheads are axially spaced within the fuel tank and have a ring-and-groove construction for facilitating manual assembly of a fuel tank. A preassembled fuel management system includes an elongated flexible liner encapsulating the bulkheads and having snap connections for quick attachment to the shell interior. All of the components of a plurality of fuel tanks are housed in a single container for shipping and handling purposes.