Aircraft fuel storage structure
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorHenry Edwards
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Abstract
A fuel storage structure for an aircraft. The fuel storage structure comprises a first container configured to store a first type of fuel and a second container arranged within the first container. The second container has a variable volume and is configured to store a second type of fuel. The fuels storage structure comprises a fuel release apparatus operable to provide the first type of fuel and the second type of fuel stored by the first container and the second container, respectively, to an engine of the aircraft.
Claims22
A fuel storage structure for an aircraft, the fuel storage structure comprising:
- a first container configured to store a first type of fuel,
- a second container arranged within the first container, the second container having a variable volume and being configured to store a second type of fuel, and
- a fuel release apparatus configured to provide the first type of fuel and the second type of fuel stored by the first container and the second container, respectively, to an engine of the aircraft.
An aircraft fuel storage system comprising:
- a fuel storage structure for an aircraft, the fuel storage structure comprising:
- a first container configured to store a first type of fuel,
- a second container arranged within the first container, the second container having a variable volume and being configured to store a second type of fuel, and
- a fuel release apparatus configured to provide the first type of fuel and the second type of fuel stored by the first container and the second container, respectively, to an engine of the aircraft;
- and,
- a controller configured to control an operation of the fuel release apparatus.
A method of providing fuel to an engine of an aircraft, the aircraft comprising a first container comprising a first type of fuel, and a second container arranged within the first container, the second container having a variable volume and comprising a second type of fuel, wherein the method comprises:
- providing at least one of the first type of fuel and the second type of fuel to the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.