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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen Burnell, Bristol, GB;
Tim Leigh, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2006.01); B64D 37/24 (2006.01); B64D 37/14 (2006.01); B64D 37/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2013.01); B64D 37/10 (2013.01); B64D 37/14 (2013.01); B64D 37/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides an aircraft fuel system comprising a fuel storage facility for storing fuel and ullage, a separate ullage storage facility for storing ullage, and a transfer arrangement for transferring ullage between the fuel storage facility and the ullage storage facility, wherein the transfer arrangement is capable of controlling the transfer of ullage based on a pressure input to the transfer arrangement. The invention also provides an aircraft with such a fuel system and a method of operating an aircraft.