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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Simon John Cozens, Bristol, GB;
Jeffrey Mark Brown, Chepstow, GB;
Michel Tran Van, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Airbus UK Limited, Bristol, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aircraft comprising a plurality of fuel tanks in each wing is arranged such that each fuel tank is provided with a venting pipe connected to a single venting chamber. The venting chamber is itself located in a central fuel tank located in the wing centre-box and is thus located inwardly of at least two of the fuel tanks. The venting chamber has two venting pipes each being connected via a respective surge tank in each wing to the exterior of the aircraft.