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US 2026/0159244 A1Published application
Aircraft including a structure, a tank and means for fixing the tank to the structure
OwnerAnthony MERTES, Noémie MICHIESinventors
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Abstract
An aircraft that includes a floor, a tank and a connection between the tank to the floor. The connection include guide rails fixed to the floor, a cradle with guide grooves cooperating with the guide rails, two rear links articulated between the cradle and the tank, two front links fixed to the cradle and articulated on the tank, a lateral link articulated between the cradle and a lower part of the tank, and two intermediate links articulated between the cradle and the tank.
Claims10
An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage with a floor;
- a tank housed in the fuselage above the floor and having a longitudinal direction and a vertical longitudinal median plane;
- and,
- fixing means for fixing the tank to the floor that include:
- first guide means fixed to the floor,
- a cradle including second guide means cooperating with the first guide means to produce a sliding connection parallel to the longitudinal direction,
- on both sides of the vertical longitudinal median plane, a rear link, on a rear of the tank, each rear link having a first end articulated on the cradle and a second end articulated on the tank,
- on both sides of the vertical longitudinal median plane, a front link, at a front of the tank relative to the rear links, each front link having a first end fixed to the cradle and a second end articulated on the tank,
- between the front links and the rear links, a lateral link having a first end articulated on the cradle and a second end articulated on a lower part of the tank, and
- on both sides of the vertical longitudinal median plane, an intermediate link, between the lateral link and the rear links, each intermediate link having a first end articulated on the cradle and a second end articulated on the tank.
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