Disclosed is a fuel tank 1 for an aircraft 100. The fuel tank 1 comprises an inner hull 10 bordering an inner tank space S to be filled with a fuel, and an outer hull 20 encasing the inner hull 10, wherein a vacuum insulation layer V is arranged between the inner hull 10 and the outer hull 20. Moreover, the fuel tank 1 comprises an energy absorbing layer 30 which is at least partially attached to the outer hull 20 and spaced away from the inner hull 10.Further disclosed is an aircraft 100 comprising such fuel tank 1, and at least one engine 2 to be fed therefrom.
FUEL TANK FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT WITH FUEL TANK
TREIBSTOFFTANK FÜR EIN FLUGZEUG UND FLUGZEUG MIT TREIBSTOFFTANK
RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT POUR UN AÉRONEF ET AÉRONEF AVEC RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT
2025-06-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Aircraft fuel tank access cover and an aircraft fuel tank
European Patent Office | 2015
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