Aircraft Fuel Tank Designers Eye Safety, Sustainability Improvements

Paul Seidenman David Spanovich January 24, 2025
Aloft AeroArchitects fuel tanks next to aircraft fuselage

Aloft AeroArchitects fuel tanks are made with high-temperature, adhesive-bonded aluminum honeycomb panels to eliminate the need for a tank bladder.

Credit: Aloft AeroArchitects
Aircraft fuel tank component system vendors are designing a new generation of equipment in which weight savings, fewer parts, simpler design and less intensive maintenance appear to be the coming trends. Honeywell Aerospace Technologies offers a new onboard inert gas generation system (Obiggs) as an...
Paul Seidenman
David Spanovich

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