Patent ID: 11873107
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A piccolo tube for an aircraft including an airfoil structure, the piccolo tube having a shape extending in a longitudinal direction and configured to be installed in the airfoil structure of the aircraft in the longitudinal direction of the airfoil structure, the piccolo tube comprising:
a connector element for receiving heated air from a supply source,
a longitudinally extending air duct having a plurality of outlet openings arranged
along the air duct, for supplying and distributing the heated air along the inner side of the airfoil structure,
wherein the airfoil structure has a curvature in a longitudinal direction along the entire length of the airfoil structure,

wherein the piccolo tube is curved having a curvature along an entire length of the piccolo tube, and configured to the curvature of the airfoil structure in the longitudinal direction, and
wherein at least a portion of the curvature of the airfoil structure is configured to contour an outer circumference of an engine of the aircraft.