Patent ID: 7322546

Claim:
A wing tip tank assembly for installation on a wing portion of an aircraft at a distal end of the wing portion, including: a forward tip portion, an aft tip portion, and a cylindrical portion with the forward tip portion in the general direction of a forward portion of the aircraft and the aft tip portion in the general direction of an aft portion of the aircraft, wherein an upper surface of the wing tip tank assembly is generally level with an upper surface of the wing portion; an end plate fairing disposed along an exterior, inboard side of the wing tip tank assembly and depending from the lower surface of the wing portion and extend toward a lower surface of the wing tip tank assembly, wherein the end plate fairing includes a generally planar surface adapted to extend from the lower surface of wing portion and generally perpendicular to the lower surface of the wing portion; a closeout fairing adapted to extend from the upper surface of the wing portion toward the upper surface of the wing tip tank assembly; a nose cone extending forward from the forward tip portion of the wing tip tank assembly; and a first tail cone extending aft from the aft tip portion of the wing tip tank assembly.