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US 8,011,620 B2Granted
Fuel pickup with wicking material
AssigneeAAI Corporation
InventorsSuneal Guptaa, R. Michael Guterres, Dominic J. Palumbo, Ron Stahl
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Abstract
A fuel pickup includes a fuel pickup tube having a plurality of holes for receiving fuel from inside a fuel container; and a wicking material enveloping at least one of the plurality of holes. Aircraft fuel systems including a fuel pickup comprising a wicking material are also disclosed.
Claims18
An aircraft fuel system, comprising:
- a fuel container;
- a fuel pickup tube located in the fuel container, the fuel pickup tube defining a length and an outer circumference;
- and
- a wicking material surrounding at least a portion of the outer circumference of the fuel pickup tube, wherein the wicking material defines a plurality of tabs spaced intermittently along the length of the fuel pickup tube.
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An aircraft fuel system, comprising:
- an aircraft wing defining a hollow interior;
- a fuel container located in the hollow interior;
- a fuel pickup tube located in the fuel container, the fuel pickup tube defining a length and an outer circumference;
- and
- a wicking material surrounding at least a portion of the outer circumference of the fuel pickup tube, wherein the wicking material defines a plurality of tabs spaced intermittently along the length of the fuel pickup tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.