PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of fuel distribution in an aircraft and an internal fuel distribution system for an aircraft.SOLUTION: A method of fuel distribution in an aircraft 10 includes selecting a longitudinal center of gravity 38 and predicting a rate of change of the center of gravity 38 during flight. Fuel is located in a tail fin tank 36 of a vertical tail fin 22 of the aircraft 10, and is transferred from the tail fin tank 36 forward at a predetermined transfer rate to counteract the predicted rate of change, thereby maintaining the selected center of gravity 38. A fuel distribution system 50 for the aircraft 10 includes a center main fuel tank 26, a tail fin tank 36, and a tail fin fuel pump 58 to pump fuel between the tail fin tank 36 and the center main fuel tank 26. An electronic controller 70 operates the tail fin fuel pump 58 such that fuel is flowed between the tail fin tank 36 and the center main fuel tank 26 at a predetermined transfer rate to maintain automatically an optimal position of the center of gravity 38 of the aircraft 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

    【課題】航空機内の燃料分配方法および航空機用の内部燃料分配システムが提供される。【解決手段】航空機10の燃料分配方法は、長手方向の重心38を選択することと、フライト時の重心38の変化速度を予測することとを含む。燃料は、航空機10の尾部垂直安定板22の尾部安定板タンク36内に位置し、尾部安定板タンク36から前方に、所定の移動速度で移動されて、予測される変化速度を相殺し、それによって選択された重心38を維持する。航空機10の燃料分配システム50は、中心メイン燃料タンク26、尾部安定板タンク36、尾部安定板タンク36と中心メイン燃料タンク26との間で燃料をポンプ送りする尾部安定板燃料ポンプ58を含む。電子コントローラ70は、尾部安定板タンク36と中心メイン燃料タンク26との間で所定の移動速度で燃料を流して、航空機10の重心38の最適な位置を自動的に維持するように、尾部安定板燃料ポンプ58を作動させる。【選択図】図2


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    Title :

    CONTINUOUS FUEL TANK LEVEL CONTROL


    Additional title:

    燃料タンクレベルの継続的制御


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-01-12


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Japanese


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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