CPC B64D 37/08 (2013.01) [B64C 1/10 (2013.01); B64C 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 37/04 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A fuel containment system for an aircraft, the fuel containment system comprising:
an upper fuel barrier located below a cabin floor of the aircraft and configured to prevent fuel from contacting the cabin floor;
an aft wheel well bulkhead of the aircraft;
an aft fuel barrier sealed with vertical support members of the aircraft, the aft fuel barrier opposite the aft wheel well bulkhead;
a lower fuel barrier sealed and integrated with a cargo floor of the aircraft;
a lower fuselage skin panel of the aircraft; and
longitudinal beams under the cabin floor running a length from the aft wheel well bulkhead to the aft fuel barrier.
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