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4624426 Fuel dump mechanism for aircraft  
Fuel dumping valve for aircraft for fast emergency evacuation of fuel contained in the aircraft's fuel tanks, consisting of a valve head seated in a valve seat and mechanical or hydraulic linkage...
4624425 Fixed wing light aircraft  
A fixed wing powered light aircraft has a fuselage formed by laterally spaced longitudinal tubular booms supporting a twin vertical stabilizer and rudder assembly and a horizontal stabilator. A...
4609004 Aircraft safety fuel tank  
An aircraft safety fuel tank is provided and consists of a safety seal fuel filler neck secured to an inlet opening of a housing, a quick coupling engine fuel line holder secured to an outlet...
4609169 Propellant tank resupply system  
A novel propellant resupply system for, and method of recharging the propellant tanks of, the attitude control system (ACS) of a spacecraft or the like are described, comprising first and second...
4595916 Integral water sensing and detecting device  
A device for detecting the presence of water in a fuel tank comprising a fitting mounted at the lower most portion of said tank having a water sensing alloy on said fitting. The fitting positions...
4578406 Conductive polyurethane foam and process of contacting a polyurethane foam with a mixture of swelling agent and chemical additive  
Polyurethane foam is modified by a post-treatment process comprising the steps of contacting the polyurethane foam with a swelling agent for the polyurethane foam and interpenetrating the swollen...
4567918 Liquid reservoir and method of dispensing a liquid therefrom by means of a vehicle  
A method of dispensing a liquid including providing a liquid containing resilient storage reservoir, positioning the reservoir in the path of traction means of the vehicle and moving the vehicle so...
4567924 Aircraft under-wing fueling nozzle system  
A modular nozzle system for refueling aircraft fuel tanks includes a nozzle valve linkage mechanism which permits the valve body to have a shorter length than previous designs. The nozzle may...
4556591 Conductive bonded/bolted joint seals for composite aircraft  
In a composite aircraft formed of graphite reinforced epoxy plates forming walls (14, 16) of the aircraft and walls of fuel tanks (12) therein, for example, there is an adhesive seal (36) for...
4556180 Fuel tank inerting system  
A pump is used to exhaust oxygen rich waste gas to ambient pressure in an inert gas generating system in order to improve the performance of the permeable membrane air separator component and to...
4553565 Liquid storage reservoir with capillary confinement  
The reservoir, usable more especially in a satellite, comprises a liquid outlet passage having a surface tension confinement device defining a buffer zone communicating with the outlet passage and,...
4511105 Compartmented, filament wound, one-piece aircraft fuel tanks  
An external aircraft fuel tank is provided which comprises a filament-reinforced fuel cell assembled with aerodynamic end shapes having a plurality of layers of adhesive resin-impregnated filament...
4505124 Heat management system for aircraft  
A novel heat management system for aircraft is provided which is based on the aircraft fuel as the heat exchange medium and comprises a dedicated thermal reserve fuel tank for containing...
4469295 Hydrodynamic ram attenuating fuel tank  
An aircraft fuel tank subject to penetration by projectiles that is improved by virtue of being a segmented container having a frangible liner secured to one internal wall of the fuel container...
4467985 Vortex inhibiting closed spherical outlet structure  
Spherical tank 30 has its outlet 34 angularly positioned away from the tank center line axis 54 which is parallel to the local gravity vector 26. This angular positioning of outlet 34 inhibits...
4457170 Fluid-gauging probe assemblies and fluid tanks  
A capacitive fluid-gauging probe has a tubular electrode that is secured at its upper end to the wall of a reservoir by an integral mount moulded from a frangible plastics material. The mount has a...
4444366 Oil tank for aircraft  
An oil tank for an aircraft mounted engine compensates for differences in oil capacity occasioned when the oil tank in each engine mounted under the wing is oriented with respect to the wing's...
4441673 Airfoil fuel ejection device  
The present Airfoil Fuel Ejection Device consists of a retractable bulkhead(s) located in the under-side of the airfoil. The retractable bulkhead(s) is actuated through a combination of rotable...
4437487 Lightning protected check-type drain valve  
A drain valve assembly is mounted in the bottom of a fuel tank (10) to allow draining of condensate. The tank (10) is drained of fluid by the use of a tool (27) pushed upward against the piston...
4432515 Liquid fuel tank for an airplane and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same  
A liquid fuel tank for an airplane of the type which constitutes a structural part of the airplane wing, the outer surface of which defines the aerodynamic outer surface of at least a portion of...
4426050 Dropout fuel tanks aircraft  
A dropable main fuel tank that comprises a portion of an aircrafts lower fuselage or part of the wing structure contains all nonessential fuel for takeoff or landing. Airfoils, parachute, or rocket...
4422561 Fuel tank component  
An inner wall for a self-sealing fuel tank in which the inner wall is provided with a plurality of fronds bonded at one end to the wall, the fronds facing towards the inside of the tank such that...
4393997 Removable secondary aircraft fuel enclosure  
A removable secondary aircraft fuel tank enclosure is provided which comprises a pair of substantially flat panels supported within the aircraft fuselage beneath the center wing tank and joined to...
4378920 Combustibly inert air supply system and method  
Compressed air is directed through an inert gas generator which removes oxygen to produce a nitrogen enriched, combustibly inert air or gas. The converter is sized to only meet the relatively low...
4369938 Fuel tank for model aircraft  
A fuel tank for model aircraft having a central aperture on one end face for receiving a fuel line and a pair of nipples, one above and one below said central aperture near the top and bottom of...
4366669 Tank closure apparatus with safety feature  
A tank closure apparatus comprising a housing adapted to attach to a tank. A filler-cap assembly seals a liquid filling port of the housing. Passageways carry liquid from this port to openings on a...
4362534 Safety fuel admixture apparatus  
Apparatus for admixing dispersion inhibitive polymer into liquid hydrocarbon fuel and comprising a polymer supply hopper mounted on a fuel feed tube and a rotary mill having a cutting edge for...
4339050 Louvre buffer fire prevention system  
A composite or metal baffel system around a fuel tank collapses after punre from an explosive round. The collapse is caused by the overpressure that follows penetration. The collapse delays fuel...
4323094 Crashworthy aircraft fuel storage system  
A crashworthy aircraft fuel storage system normally operative so that the fuel tank, fuel shut-off valve assembly and the fuel inlet connection to the fuel tank are normally assembled to be free...
4307744 Frangible intertank valve assembly  
The invention pertains to a conduit assembly consisting of a flexible hose having a self sealing valved fitting at each end, such assembly being suitable for interconnecting aircraft fuel cells....
4306693 Aircraft with jettisonable fuel tank means  
A powered aircraft has a jettisonable fuel tank releasably secured in the bottom of its fuselage. A valve is arranged to shut off fuel flow from the tank upon releasing of the tank from the...
4294279 Fuel tanks  
A fuel tank largely filled with a plurality of discrete impermeably walled cells, the cells and the space between them and the tank sides and roof being substantially filled with fire protective...
4275860 Full span shipboard fueling system for aircraft  
A shipboard system that provides safe storage and complete quality control of aviation fuels from acceptance of the fuel at shipside to delivery of clean, dry fuel at a shipborne aircraft includes...
4269240 Unit adapted to be completely hidden in the ground and intended to be used in aircraft refuelling operations  
A refuelling unit for aircraft is moveable from a lower position completely hidden in a below-ground cavity to an operating position above ground. The unit has a sliding cover and means are...
4253626 Emergency fuel dump device for aircraft  
The emergency fuel dump device for aircraft is simply a trap door on the underside of the wing. The door serves as the bottom portion of the fuel tank within the wing. It is hinged at the front and...
4238926 Liquid processing  
Apparatus for degrading safety fuel of the type containing an antimisting polymer and comprising a cylindrical vaned stator and vaned rotor in radially concentric array, whereby rotation of the...
4221230 Variable air inlet for a ramjet powered missile  
A ramjet powered missile having means for controlling the air inlet geometry for best efficiency at a given end-of-boost-take-over Mach number and for changing the inlet geometry for best...
4203458 Negative gravity swivel device  
An apparatus for withdrawing fluid from the fuel tank of an aircraft or missile. A structure of coaxial cylinders with one slidable member responding to transient variations in the direction of the...
4194708 Remotely piloted vehicle  
A recoverable remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) having: a deflectable canard/elevator placed very close to the nose tip; a constant (cross) section fuselage; wings mounted low and well aft on the...
4172573 Fuel tank  
An external, aircraft fuel tank constructed to be crashworthy or to withstand a crash from flight without rupturing the outer, rigid walls thereof. The fuel tank includes bulkheads arranged in the...
4168718 Passive propellant system  
A passive propellant acquisition and feed system is disclosed which will acquire and feed gas-free propellant in low or zero-g environments during orbital maneuvers which will also retain this...
4149649 Explosion-suppressive masses  
An explosive-suppressive mass comprises layers of expanded metal of which each layer is arranged in a selected orientation so that its mesh strands are inclined with respect to the mesh strands of...
4113130 Joint for a nestable cargo carrier  
A joint for a nestable cargo carrier including a plurality of circular sections conically shaped to form an ogive contour when nested, one within the other. The shell segments are bolted together...
4108328 Aircraft fuel tank construction  
An aircraft fuel tank construction for the type of fuel tank which is fabricated by joining a split cylindrical center section with two conical end sections and which is disassembled during...
4089493 Aircraft with combination power plant  
By employing in-line gas turbine power plants in the nose and tail of a low profile highly streamlined aircraft, twin engine reliability is obtained with only a single engine frontal area combined...
4038817 Fuel jettison system  
Fuel is selectively jettisoned through the engine of an aircraft by way of a normally closed, solenoid-operated jettison valve which is fed from the boost pump in the engine fuel system. The...
4032091 Fuel line evacuation system  
A fuel line leading from a fuel supply tank of a self-propelled aircraft to the engine is equipped with a normally open fuel cut-off valve adjacent the tank and with a vent control valve adjacent...
3979005 Cryogenic tank and aircraft structural interface  
A cryogenic fuel tank of a cylindrical design having toroidal surface ends, is suspended in aircraft structure through a central front mount member; and the rear tank is supported by rod elements...
3929305 Heat exchanger system and method  
A heat exchange system includes a reservoir for a liquid coolant, a conduit for conveying coolant from the reservoir through a heating zone, and a device, such as a check valve, for preventing...
3903924 Compartmented fuel tank  
A compartmented fuel tank comprising a container having a generally triangular cross section which is relatively wide at the top and relatively narrow at the bottom, a plurality of transverse walls...
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