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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Martin Delporte, Fonsorbes, FR;
Malika Essadouni, Muret, FR;
Martin Delporte, Fonsorbes, FR;
Malika Essadouni, Muret, FR;
Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed is an aircraft that comprises a fuselage, a left wing and a right wing opposite one another with respect to said fuselage and each enclosing at least one fuel tank. The aircraft further includes a control device that controls transfer of fuel from a tank on one wing to a tank on another wing, and an automatic pilot that detects a roll-wise inclination of the aircraft as a result of lateral dissymmetry. The automatic pilot is linked to the control device such that the automatic pilot controls the control device to transfer the fuel only at a condition of rectilinear and uniform cruising flight of the aircraft.