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Old 18th Oct 2006, 03:24
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Harbour Dweller
 
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Tanks

Inner Wing 33578 kgs each
Outer Wing 2865 kgs each
Centre Tank 33300 kgs
Trim Tank 4890 kgs

Total 111078 kgs (useable)

Fuel Operation

Fuel is used in the following sequence:

Centre to Inners
Inners down to 4000 kgs
Trim to Inners
Inners down to 3500 kgs
Outers to Inners

CofG Control

Trim Tank transfer system controls aircrafts CofG.

Fuel is transferred to the Trim Tank (Aft) or from the Trim Tank (Fwd) depending on stage of flight.

All controlled automatically by Fuel Control & Monitoring Computer (FCMC).
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