Aircraft provided with an engine and an exhaust duct that is drained around an exhaust nozzle of the engine

A method for protecting an aircraft provided with an engine compartment against the risk of fire, the aircraft comprising an engine at least partially housed in the engine compartment, the engine comprising an exhaust nozzle for at least discharging gases, the aircraft comprising an exhaust duct arranged around the exhaust nozzle, the exhaust duct having an open end opening into the engine compartment, fuel being discharged through the exhaust nozzle into the exhaust duct,

• wherein the method comprises the following steps:
• moving the fuel along a peripheral wall of the exhaust duct towards a guide, passing through the open end, and collecting the fuel with the guide, wherein the exhaust nozzle extends only partially through the exhaust duct such that liquids the fuel exiting an outlet of the exhaust nozzle can collect in the exhaust duct before flowing into the guide.

An aircraft provided with an engine compartment, the aircraft comprising an engine at least partially housed in the engine compartment, the engine comprising an exhaust nozzle for at least discharging gases, the aircraft comprising an exhaust duct arranged around the exhaust nozzle, the exhaust duct having an open end opening into the engine compartment,

• wherein the aircraft comprises a drainage device comprising a guide for collecting liquid flowing along the exhaust duct and exiting the exhaust duct through the open end, the drainage device comprising at least one discharge hole for discharging the liquid, wherein the exhaust nozzle extends only partially through the exhaust duct such that liquids the liquid exiting an outlet of the exhaust nozzle can collect in the exhaust duct before flowing into the guide,
• wherein the guide is arranged in the engine compartment, and
• wherein the exhaust duct is situated outside the engine compartment, the exhaust nozzle passing through a wall delimiting the engine compartment.