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Expandable fuel cell

  • US 5,927,651 A
  • Filed: 05/15/1997
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An expandable fuel cell for an aircraft, comprising:

  • a collapsible fuel cell bladder; and

    a reinforced elastomer structure covering the collapsible fuel cell bladder, the reinforced elastomer structure having a tapered leading edge, a tapered trailing edge, and a connecting center section, the reinforced elastomer structure having a perimeter attached to an airframe of the aircraft, the reinforced elastomer structure having a retracted position conforming substantially to a moldline of the aircraft and continuously expanding to a full position, in which the reinforced elastomer structure forms a smooth curvilinear bulge in the moldline of the aircraft.

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