SYSTEM OF PROTECTING AICRAFT AND AIRSPACE CRAFT FUEL TANKS Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B64D37/32 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to devices designed to prevent leaks of aggressive, toxic and poisonous fluids from fuel tanks of aircraft and airspace craft. Proposed system comprises composite tank for poisonous and aggressive fluids consisting of two composites shells and solid lubricant there between and jointed there between by fiber-optic communication lines arranged inside inner shell inner wall, computer, composite shell rotation drive, power supply and optic reflectometre to continuously test said fiber-optic lines. Additionally, proposed device comprises forecast unit, data processing unit and power supply. With tank wall penetrated by flying object, optical pulse communication is disturbed. Aforesaid data is processed by computer, rotation drives turn inner shell to close damaged point to reduce fluid leaks by turning inner shell into damaged zone.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of protection.

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