Aircraft auxiliary fuel tank system and method

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B - Operations, Transporting

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B64D 37/02 (2006.01) B60K 15/06 (2006.01) G01F 23/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2633108

One or more main aircraft fuel tanks (34) are provided with one or more fuel gauges (42) arranged to provide a measure of the amount of fuel in said one or more main fuel tanks. One or more auxiliary fuel tanks (30) are also provided. The aircraft uses fuel during a first phase of fuel consumption, upon commencement of which phase the auxiliary fuel tanks hold fuel. After the first phase said one or more auxiliary fuel tanks (30) are empty and a second phase commences. During the first phase, an indication of the amount of fuel carried by the aircraft is provided by means of summing (i) the amount of fuel in the main fuel tanks (34) as measured by said one or more fuel gauges (42) and (ii) the amount of fuel remaining in said one or more auxiliary fuel tanks (30) as calculated using a measure relating to the fuel consumption rate. During the second phase of fuel consumption, an indication of the amount of fuel carried by the aircraft is provided on the basis of the amount of fuel measured by said one or more fuel gauges (42).

Un ou plusieurs réservoirs de carburant principaux (34) d~aéronef sont dotés d~une ou de plusieurs jauges de carburant (42) conçues pour mesurer la quantité de carburant présente dans le ou les réservoirs de carburant principaux. Un ou plusieurs réservoirs de carburant auxiliaires (30) sont également installés. L~aéronef consomme du carburant au cours d~une première phase de consommation de carburant au début de laquelle les réservoirs de carburant auxiliaires contiennent du carburant. A l~issue de la première phase, le ou les réservoirs de carburant auxiliaires (30) sont vides et une deuxième phase commence. Au cours de la première phase, une indication de la quantité de carburant à bord de l~aéronef est fournie par sommation (i) de la quantité de carburant présente dans les réservoirs de carburant principaux (34) mesurée par la ou les jauges de carburant (42) et (ii) la quantité de carburant restant dans le ou les réservoirs de carburant auxiliaires (30) calculée à l~aide d~une mesure liée au taux de consommation de carburant. Au cours de la deuxième phase de consommation de carburant, une indication de la quantité de carburant à bord de l~aéronef est fournie à partir de la quantité de carburant mesurée par la ou les jauges de carburant (42).

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