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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Richard Haskins, Bristol, GB;
Timothy Leigh, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/00 (2006.01); B64D 37/04 (2006.01); B64D 37/08 (2006.01); B64D 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/005 (2013.01); B64D 37/04 (2013.01); B64D 37/08 (2013.01); B64D 37/32 (2013.01); Y02T 50/44 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0391 (2015.04); Y10T 137/2196 (2015.04);
Abstract
An aircraft comprising a Rubens' tube for distributing gas within the aircraft. The Rubens' tube comprises a tube with a plurality of outlets; an inlet for feeding the gas into the tube; and a loudspeaker arranged to set up a standing acoustic wave within the tube. Typically the Rubens' tube is arranged to feed inert gas into a fuel tank of the aircraft.