A system in a fixed-wing aircraft includes inflatable buoyant bags. Each of the inflatable buoyant bags is arranged to conformally cover a corresponding pylon attachment of the fixed-wing aircraft in a deflated state. The system also includes a tank storing pressurized gas and a controller to control inflow of the pressurized gas from the tank into the inflatable buoyant bags to increase buoyancy of the fixed-wing aircraft and to control outflow of the pressurized gas out of the inflatable buoyant bags to decrease buoyancy of the fixed-wing aircraft.


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    Title :

    FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT WITH VARIABLE-VOLUME BUOYANT BAGS


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    Publication date :

    2024-01-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen



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