A method of recovering fuel vapour from a fuel tank of an aircraft, the aircraft comprising: 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 comprises: 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.


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    Title :

    Recovering fuel vapour from aircraft fuel tank


    Publication date :

    2022-11-02


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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