Aircraft deicing fluid recovery system
OwnerJohn MAZZELLAinventor
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Abstract
A deicing fluid recovery system includes a vehicle movable adjacent to an aircraft and including a holding tank configured to store deicing fluid and a receptacle configured to capture deicing fluid from the aircraft during a deicing procedure. During the deicing procedure, deicing fluid runoff from a surface of the aircraft may be captured into the receptacle and transferred from the receptacle into the holding tank. The deicing fluid runoff may be captured into the receptacle before the deicing fluid runoff contacts ground.
Claims20
A deicing fluid recovery system, comprising:
- a vehicle movable adjacent to an aircraft, the vehicle including:
- a holding tank configured to store deicing fluid;
- and
- a receptacle configured to capture deicing fluid from the aircraft during a deicing procedure and transfer the deicing fluid into the holding tank, such that deicing fluid runoff from the aircraft is captured into the receptacle before the deicing fluid runoff contacts ground.
A method for recovering deicing fluid during an aircraft deicing procedure, comprising:
- spraying an aircraft with deicing fluid;
- positioning a vehicle and a receptacle of the vehicle under a location of deicing fluid runoff from the aircraft;
- and
- capturing the deicing fluid runoff into the receptacle before the deicing fluid runoff contacts ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.