A wing drop fuel tank it is provided comprising a rigid external casing 1 and a second tank 2 arranged inside said rigid casing 1, said second tank 2 being made of flexible material. A production process of said wing drop tank it is also provided which comprises the following steps: construction of two rigid half-shells 10 and 11, and the subsequent mutual coupling of the former creates a single rigid structure 1; making of a first port and a second port at the upper part of the half-shell 10, said second port having same size of a fuel filling flange 23 on said tank 1; inserting of a second tank 2 made of a flexible material through said first port in said first tank 1; and applying a closing plate 12 at said upper port, said closing plate 12 being removably locked on said tank 1 by means of clamping screws 13 which engage with threaded holes 22 made on a flange 21 integral with said second tank 2.
WING DROP FUEL TANK AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREFOR
FLÜGELIGER BRENNSTOFFTANK UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG
RÉSERVOIR D'AILE LARGABLE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION
2025-04-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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