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Old 25th May 2016 | 12:38
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eckhard
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Ok, thanks for the correction about the stab tank.

A couple of reasons that the 747 has more tanks per wing than might seem necessary:

1: with two engines per wing, it's better to give each engine its own tank; and
2: the wing bending relief offered by keeping fuel in the outboard reserve tanks for the initial part of the flight.
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