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Old 11th Mar 2001, 02:56
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John Eacott
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Belly tanks are often a PITA, with added weight, complexity and slower fill rate. BUT, they excel if you have a shallow fill area, say <2 feet.

Bambi's bad points are the neccesity to have > 2 feet of water (or more for larger buckets), possible reduced cruise on long transits, and stowage during positioning flights. Good points are simplicity, versatility, low weight penalty and ease of use.

But don't bother trying to convince NRE, they know what's best for all of us.....