AUXILIARY FUSELAGE FUEL TANKS FOR C-130 Charles Hughes VP Business Development and Strategy

AUXILIARY FUSELAGE FUEL
TANKS FOR C-130
Charles Hughes
VP Business Development and Strategy
Marshall Aerospace
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Complete Engineering
Capability
DESIGN
TEST and
EVALUATION
AIRWORTHINESS
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SYSTEMS / AVS RIGS
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COMPOSITE
MANUFACTURE
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POST DESIGN
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TECHNICAL
DEVELOPMENT
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First Generation
Civil & Military Single Metal Skin Construction
External Stiffeners and Integral Bladder
 RAF Tri-Star Tanker Marshall responsible for entire fuel
system integration and installation
 Features 7 fuel cells and 2
collectors installed in under floor
baggage areas
 Single skin construction with
external stiffeners and internal
bladder. Tank capacity of 2,027
USG
 20 similar tanks delivered for Delta
Airlines L-1011
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Second Generation
Dual Wall Honeycomb Construction + Drained
Inter-space. Removal of Bladder Bag
McDonell Douglas MD11ER
 Lightweight Tank, Single Cell
 Pumped system
 Tanks capacity of 3,060 USG
Boeing 747-400ER
 Lightweight Tanks, Single /
Double Cell
 ‘Master and slave’ system
 Tank capacity of 3,240 USG
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Third Generation
Jig-less, Pre-determinate Assembly, Reduced Part
Count. New Joint Technology
Boeing 777-200LR
 Single, double or triple tank configuration
 Tank capacity of 1,860 USG
 Air driven fuel transfer system
– High level interconnects
 World Record Flight: 23hrs Flight Time
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Airbus A318Elite
Civilian Certified Auxiliary Centre Tank System
 Two cell installation
– Extra range – total capacity of 872 USG
– Improved Operational efficiency – Fuel
cells located at aft end of Cargo bay
 Marshall EASA STC
 First delivery 2010
 Palletised installation
 Marshall performed the TI
installation and certification flight
testing at Cambridge
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P-8A MMA
Military Certified Auxiliary Fuel Tank System
Marshall Aerospace has delivered over
100 production auxiliary fuel tank as part
of a current contract for the P8
 The P-8 platform is a military derivative of
the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800
 Six tanks – which help extend the flight range
of the aircraft to approx. 1,200 nautical miles
and to allow for up to four hours on station
 The US Navy plans to purchase 117 P-8A
aircraft and with international sales it is
possible that total orders for the P-8 could
exceed 200 aircraft.
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Requirements Basis
Provide optimal solution for a replacement C-130 Auxiliary Fuselage Fuel Tank
Existing Aero Union
tanks non compliant
with current civil
regulations
Aero Union no
longer trading and
therefore new tanks
are not available
Long term
supportability and
obsolescence issues
Interface with
existing KC-130
provisions
Option for bulk fuel
transport
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KC-130 AFFT Concepts
3,600 Gallon Fuselage Tank
Utilise surplus 1st generation TriStar
tanks
Utilise existing 3rd generation with bespoke
pallet
New 3rd generation C-130 specific design
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AFFT Solution Overview
Dual Tank Configuration
AFFT Design Features
MASTER AFFT (1800 USG)
 Estimated Usable Fuel Volume
– Dual AFFT Configuration 3600 USG
– Single AFFT Configuration1800 USG
SLAVE AFFT (1800 USG)
 Design
– Role changeable installation
– Single tank configuration would
allow carriage of bulk cargo on slave
tank blanking plate
– Compliant with current FAA and
AC25-8 & SFAR 88 certification
requirements
– External exo-skeleton allows for
simple installation of ballistic
armour
– Option to install ESF
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Weight per volume
Weight per Volume – LB/USG
1.200
Bagged Panel Trend
Bonded Panel Trend
MA Bagged Tank
MA Bonded Tank - Built
MA Bonded Tank – Proposed
1.000
0.800
0.600
0.400
0.300
0
500
1000
1500
2000
Volume – USG
2500
3000
3500
4000
Indicative Cost & Delivery
Indicative costs are per tank and excludes non-recurring development
Approx
$500,000
per tank
0
10-12 months
12-18 months
18-24 months
Indicative time-line based upon contract signature
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