One embodiment is a system (300) comprising fuel tank (310) comprising a pressure vessel for storing fuel for a vehicle, the fuel tank (310) disposed within a fuselage (302) of the vehicle and extending a majority of a length of the fuselage (302), wherein a center of gravity of the fuel tank (310) is substantially aligned with a center of gravity of the fuselage (302). The fuel tank (310) may be disposed within the fuselage (302) such that the fuel tank (310) bears at least a portion of a load borne by the fuselage (302). Alternatively, the fuel tank (310) may be disposed within the fuselage (302) such that the fuel tank (310) is isolated from loads borne by the fuselage (302). In certain embodiments, the fuel tank (310) comprises a filament wound pressure vessel.
FUSELAGE EMBEDDED FUEL TANK
IM RUMPF EINGEBETTETER KRAFTSTOFFTANK
RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT INTÉGRÉ AU FUSELAGE
2021-06-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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