Originally Posted by
snanceki
2. No statement as to where the indicated fuel was stored. i.e. Wing Tanks or CWT. The fuel needed to be in the wing tanks.
So why has this been left with so many possible interpretations.
Erm, the AAIB state quite clearly that the total fuel was:
distributed almost equally between the left and right main fuel tanks, with a minor imbalance of about 300 kg.
Yes, they state quite carefully that this is
indicated fuel, because that is what they have the precise figures for. They don't have precise figures for actual fuel remaining in the wing tanks because it ended up all over the crash site through the open spar valves. That's how we
know the fuel was there, we don't know
exactly how much, but if the indicators were right it was ten and a half tons.
Unless you are contending that someone filled a fire appliance with fuel instead of foam ?