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An aircraft fuselage insulation blanket of the flexible type including an insulator core (24), including a predetermined volume contained by a vented flexible blanket casing (26) having a vented plurality of seam joined tailored panels (30), in which the seams are hermetically sealed. The panels inc

An aircraft fuselage insulation blanket of the flexible type including an insulator core (24), including a predetermined volume contained by a vented flexible blanket casing (26) having a vented plurality of seam joined tailored panels (30), in which the seams are hermetically sealed. The panels include a flexible encasement material (29), having at least direct sealing properties to form hermetic seals (33), including at least a flexible plastic barrier film (52). The casing (26) has at least one vent (34), attached to at least one hermetic joined gas flow adapter (36), to displace air and to be connected by gas flow connector (38) to a substantially inert gas pressure source (39), to inflate blanket (14). Pressure source (39) includes a modular control (37), by which the blanket can be regulated to a predetermined substantially positive pressure relative to the cabin compartment (10) atmosphere's pressure, to displace and to occlude moist air from the blanket. The modular control (37) includes a discharge outlet (40), connected by fuel tank gas connector (42) to supply substantially inert gas to at least one fuel tank's head space (23). The fuel tank (21) includes a modular control (44), which communicates intelligently with modular control (37), in a cooperative way, to provide substantially inert gas either from blanket (14) or from source (39). Such substantially inert gas occludes and displaces excess air, to maintain the fuel vapor to air ratio below its lower explosive limit. This inhibits an explosive fuel vapor to air mixture in the fuel tank's and eliminates the possibility of accidental, transient energy, or terrorist ignition of such fuel vapors and explosion of the aircraft.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] An aircraft flame suppression and fuel ignition inhibiting system comprising:a substantially flexible aircraft fuselage insulation blanket disposed to accommodate a substantially predetermined volume comprising:a vented flexible blanket casing including at least a vented seam joined

[ I claim:] [1.] An aircraft flame suppression and fuel ignition inhibiting system comprising:a substantially flexible aircraft fuselage insulation blanket disposed to accommodate a substantially predetermined volume comprising:a vented flexible blanket casing including at least a vented seam joined tailored panel, said panel including at least a flexible plastic barrier film;an insulator core substantially surrounded within said blanket casing;said barrier film being comprised of substantially parallel first and second opposed substantially planar faces, said first face being disposed nearest to said insulator core;sealing means for seam joining said vented seam joined tailored panel;wherein the improvement comprises:said sealing means including substantially hermetic seals; and,said vented blanket casing including at least one vent, said vent comprising a substantially hermetic joined gas flow adapter;a source of substantially pressurized substantially inert gas;a gas flow connector;means for connecting said gas flow connector to said source of substantially pressurized substantially inert gas and to said gas flow adapter;whereby, substantially inert gas discharged from said source inflates said insulator core to substantially displace and occlude air therefrom, such that said blanket forms a substantially inert gas reservoir for suppressing flames and inhibiting fuel ignition, enhancing the opportunity for safe evacuation of aircraft occupants.