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Old 8th Jan 2013, 13:33
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Hi, lets assume the 4 hours flying was to use up all the fuel in the right tank.

There would still be a residual unusable fuel of about 1 gallon, and the rest as fuel vapour. If the wheel leg shears into the tank and sets it on fire it is still quite a good bonfire. So take your pick; 1 gallon fire or 20 gallon fire.
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