BREAKAWAY PORT FOR THERMAL CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

A breakaway port for a thermal conditioning system for an electric aircraft is disclosed. The breakaway port includes a mounting member including at least one port for a thermal conditioning liquid. The at least one port fluidly communicates with a liquid-based thermal conditioning circuit in the electric aircraft. A breakaway member is coupled to the mounting member. The at least one fitting liquidly couples to at least one of a liquid inlet conduit and a liquid outlet conduit. A sealing member may be between the mounting member and the breakaway member to seal between the at least one port and the at least one fitting. Breakaway retainer(s) couple the breakaway member to the mounting member and separate to decouple the breakaway member from the mounting member in response to a predetermined force being applied to the breakaway retainer(s).