AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B64D37/06 B64D37/14 B64D37/24 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aircraft engineering, namely to aircraft fuel tank. Proposed fuel tank is arranged along airframe and furnished with partition to divide tank into main compartment communicated with gas feed pipeline and service compartment communicated with pipeline feeding fuel into engine. Note here that aforesaid compartments are communicated by fuel overflow fuel pipeline. Service compartment is arranged at the tank bottom for which dividing partition is arranged horizontally at the tank bottom. Fuel feed pipeline inlet is arranged at service compartment center, while overflow pipeline is made up of two separate pipelines. Note here that inlets of said pipelines are located nearby opposite walls of the tank and outlets are located below the level of inlet of pipeline feeding fuel to aircraft engine. Each overflow pipeline represents a loop arranged nearby tank sidewall, opposite the tank sidewall. Note here that drain holes are made nearby tank sidewall in pipeline wall and separating partition.

EFFECT: continuous fuel feed into engine.

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