AIRCRAFT SKIN PANEL WITH ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B64D37/02 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aircraft engineering, particularly, to system intended for control over fuel feed to aircraft engine. in compliance with this invention, aircraft skin represents a fluid tank wall with skin layer with outer surface that makes an aircraft aerofoil. Fuel tank skin layer accommodates the panel with fuel level transducer built in skin layer inner surface nearby hole in said skin layer and access panel to close said hole which can be detached to allow access to said transducer.

EFFECT: better aerodynamics, higher reliability and safety.

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