GB485324A - Method and apparatus for forming aircraft flotation members from fuel tanks - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for forming aircraft flotation members from fuel tanksInfo
- Publication number
- GB485324A GB485324A GB10586/37A GB1058637A GB485324A GB 485324 A GB485324 A GB 485324A GB 10586/37 A GB10586/37 A GB 10586/37A GB 1058637 A GB1058637 A GB 1058637A GB 485324 A GB485324 A GB 485324A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- tank
- fuel
- valve
- port
- gas
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 238000005188 flotation Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 239000002828 fuel tank Substances 0.000 title abstract 2
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title 1
- 239000000446 fuel Substances 0.000 abstract 5
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 abstract 5
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000002737 fuel gas Substances 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWERÂ PLANTSÂ OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D37/00—Arrangements in connection with fuel supply for power plant
- B64D37/02—Tanks
- B64D37/14—Filling or emptying
- B64D37/20—Emptying systems
- B64D37/26—Jettisoning of fuel
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
Abstract
485,324. Aircraft fuel-jettisoning apparatus. KIDDE & CO., Inc., W. April 14, 1937, No. 10586. Convention date, April 15, 1936. [Class 4] Fuel is rapidly evacuated from an aircraft fuel tank, to permit use of the tank as a flotation member, by fluid pressure which is used first to open the fuel discharge port then to close the usual tank air vent and finally is introduced into the tank to force the fuel therefrom. The fuel discharge port at the base of the tank is normally closed by a valve 141, Fig. 6, and a frangible disc 153. To evacuate the fuel gas is supplied from a cylinder to ports 197, 199, fractures a frangible disc 167 and then the disc 153, allowing gas to escape on the left side of a piston 177 which is thereupon forced to the left by the gas supplied by the port 197, thus closing the port 199 and opening a valve 195 and allowing gas to be supplied by port 191 and piping to a valve 19, Fig. 2, at the top of the tank. The gas enters by a port 35 and drives a piston valve 89, 97 to the left which closes the normal vent opening 69: the gas then passes a check valve 54 into the tank and drives the fuel past the valve 141. A link 115 connected at one end to the rod of piston 89, 97 and the other end of which moves in slots 109 against a spring maintains the piston in either of its end positions.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US485324XA | 1936-04-15 | 1936-04-15 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB485324A true GB485324A (en) | 1938-05-18 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB10586/37A Expired GB485324A (en) | 1936-04-15 | 1937-04-14 | Method and apparatus for forming aircraft flotation members from fuel tanks |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| GB (1) | GB485324A (en) |
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1937
- 1937-04-14 GB GB10586/37A patent/GB485324A/en not_active Expired
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