RECOVERING FUEL VAPOUR FROM AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK

A method of recovering fuel vapour from a fuel tank of an aircraft, is disclosed. The aircraft includes a fuel tank; a wing with an upper surface and a lower surface; and an opening in the lower surface of the wing. The method includes coupling an inlet of a vapour recovery system to the opening; ca...

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Hauptverfasser:	FALLON, Adam, GADD, Matthew
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of recovering fuel vapour from a fuel tank of an aircraft, is disclosed. The aircraft includes a fuel tank; a wing with an upper surface and a lower surface; and an opening in the lower surface of the wing. The method includes coupling an inlet of a vapour recovery system to the opening; capturing fuel vapour from the fuel tank which flows out of the opening with the inlet of the vapour recovery system; and collecting the captured fuel vapour in a vapour storage tank of the vapour recovery system.