The invention provides an aircraft fuel system comprising a fuel storage facility 51 for storing fuel and ullage, a separate ullage storage facility 62 for storing ullage, and a transfer arrangement 56, 61 for transferring ullage between the fuel storage facility and the ullage storage facility, wherein the transfer arrangement is capable of controlling the transfer of ullage 57 based on a pressure input to the transfer arrangement. The invention also provides an aircraft 10 with such a fuel system and a method of operating an aircraft 10.


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    Title :

    AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM


    Contributors:
    STEPHEN BURNELL (author) / TIM LEIGH (author)

    Publication date :

    2016-01-20


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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