Patent ID: 8342453

Claim:
A system for transport of flammable liquids using an aircraft, comprising: a fuel tank for storing flammable liquids, the fuel tank being joined to the aircraft, having a first selectably closable fill port, and further including a first selectably closable discharge port; a reservoir for storing flammable liquids independent of the fuel tank, the reservoir being joined to the aircraft, having a second selectably closable fill port and further including a second selectably closable discharge port; and a fuel jettison subsystem coupled between an interior portion and an exterior portion of the reservoir to selectably expel fuel from the reservoir to an exterior portion of the aircraft, the fuel jettison subsystem including: a first jettison valve opening formed in the reservoir; a first lid selectably closing off the first jettison valve opening; a first biasing member to urge the first lid away from the first jettison valve opening; a first solenoid to retain the first lid in the first jettison valve opening when unactuated and to release the first lid when actuated, and a jettison linkage coupled to the first solenoid, the jettison linkage being operable to selectably actuate the first solenoid, the first lid being urged away from the first jettison valve opening by the first biasing member when the first solenoid is actuated by the jettison linkage.