A method of checking refuelling of an aircraft comprising a gas turbine engine and a fuel tank arranged to provide fuel to the gas turbine engine comprises: receiving an input of calorific value data for fuel provided to the aircraft on refuelling; independently determining at least one of: (i) the calorific value of fuel supplied to the gas turbine engine in use; and (ii) the calorific value of the fuel provided to the aircraft on refuelling; and providing an alert if the determined calorific value is inconsistent with the calorific value data input received.
calorific value
2023-05-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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