COLLAPSIBLE FUEL CELLS FOR AIRCRAFT

A collapsible fuel cell (38) for an aircraft includes an inner textile support substrate having an outer surface including one or more textile crease lines (42) forming a fold pattern (40) and an outer shell layer (58) conforming to the outer surface of the textile support substrate to form the fuel cell (38). The fuel cell (38) is collapsible along the fold pattern (40) formed by the one or more textile crease lines (42).