CPC B64D 37/32 (2013.01) [B60L 50/72 (2019.02); B64C 27/00 (2013.01); B64D 37/02 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A fuel cell protection system, comprising:
an aircraft fuselage having an inner surface and an outer surface;
an attachment point mounted on the outer surface;
an aircraft fuel cell spaced apart from the inner surface; and
a rigid plate positioned between the inner surface and the aircraft fuel system, the plate dimensioned and sized to cover a region impacted, penetrated or deformed by the attachment mount during a crash and spaced apart from the inner surface to create an empty void space, spacing the aircraft fuel cell apart from the inner surface, the void space configured to accept all or a portion of the attachment mount.
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