A vent system includes a vent stack for venting a tank fluid from a fuel tank that is external to the vent stack, during fuelling of the fuel tank. The vent stack includes a conduit including a conduit inlet and a conduit outlet, the conduit outlet opening to atmosphere external to the conduit. The vent stack also includes an opening into the conduit between the conduit inlet and the conduit outlet. The opening is fluidically connected, or connectable, to the fuel tank so the tank fluid from the fuel tank flows through the opening to the conduit outlet, in use. The vent stack also includes a fluid mover operable to cause a mixer fluid receivable in the conduit inlet to flow through the conduit towards the conduit outlet, thereby to mix the mixer fluid with the tank fluid in the conduit, upstream of the conduit outlet.

Heat exchangers are adjacent to electric driving units. Electric blowers of electric blower units rotate at rotational speed corresponding to amounts of heat generation of the electric driving units and suck air (ventilation air and outboard air). The sucked-in air passes through the heat exchangers that are adjacent to the electric driving units.

An aircraft comprising at least one dihydrogen tank, at least one dihydrogen consumer system, a supply line arranged between a consumer system and a tank, for each consumer system, a loop containing a heat transfer fluid, for each tank and each supply line, a supply heat exchanger which exchanges calories between the heat transfer fluid and the dihydrogen and, for each consumer system, a return heat exchanger which exchanges calories between the heat transfer fluid and the consumer system.

An aircraft comprising at least one dihydrogen tank, at least one dihydrogen consumer system, a supply line arranged between a consumer system and a tank, for each consumer system, a loop containing a heat transfer fluid, for each tank and each supply line, a supply heat exchanger which exchanges calories between the heat transfer fluid and the dihydrogen and, for each consumer system, a return heat exchanger which exchanges calories between the heat transfer fluid and the consumer system.

A fuel level control system and method for an aircraft to passively control the movement of fuel center of gravity during the fuel consumption sequence includes an upper tank for storing fuel, a lower tank for storing fuel, wherein the lower tank is disposed below the upper tank, and a fuel transfer line connecting the upper tank to the lower tank. The control system further includes an upper fuel transfer line outlet in the lower tank and a lower fuel transfer line outlet in the lower tank. The upper fuel transfer line outlet and the lower fuel transfer line outlet are in fluid communication with the upper tank via the fuel transfer line. An upper line outlet valve is associated with the upper fuel transfer line outlet for opening and closing the upper fuel transfer line outlet. A lower line outlet valve is associated with the lower fuel transfer line outlet for opening and closing the lower fuel transfer line outlet. The fuel level control system further includes a control shutoff valve disposed on the fuel transfer line for selectively limiting flow through the fuel transfer line.

An assembly device between two sections of a double-skinned fuel pipe of an aircraft has a clamp for assembling the internal pipes, a coupling device for assembling the external pipes, a fitting extending between the ends of the external pipes of the first and second sections, with a shape complementary to the shape of an internal portion of the coupling device, and such that its section through any cutting plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis common to the coupling device and the external pipes contains the smallest surface delimited by: a line corresponding to the intersection of the internal surface of the coupling device with this cutting plane and a straight line cutting said line at two points, this straight line being tangential to the orthogonal projection in this cutting plane, of the internal surface of the external pipes of the first or of the second section.

A method of recovering fuel vapour from a fuel tank of an aircraft, is disclosed. The aircraft includes a fuel tank; a wing with an upper surface and a lower surface; and an opening in the lower surface of the wing. The method includes coupling an inlet of a vapour recovery system to the opening; capturing fuel vapour from the fuel tank which flows out of the opening with the inlet of the vapour recovery system; and collecting the captured fuel vapour in a vapour storage tank of the vapour recovery system.

A method of recovering fuel vapour from a fuel tank of an aircraft, is disclosed. The aircraft includes a fuel tank; a wing with an upper surface and a lower surface; and an opening in the lower surface of the wing. The method includes coupling an inlet of a vapour recovery system to the opening; capturing fuel vapour from the fuel tank which flows out of the opening with the inlet of the vapour recovery system; and collecting the captured fuel vapour in a vapour storage tank of the vapour recovery system.

A variable fairing for covering a hydrogen duct system installation on the outside of an aircraft part, wherein the fairing comprises at least one fairing body to be mounted on the aircraft part, an air inlet and an air outlet and at least one movable closure mechanism configured to open and close a top portion of the fairing.

A variable fairing for covering a hydrogen duct system installation on the outside of an aircraft part, wherein the fairing comprises at least one fairing body to be mounted on the aircraft part, an air inlet and an air outlet and at least one movable closure mechanism configured to open and close a top portion of the fairing.