B744 aux fuel tank?
B744 aux fuel tank?
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The B747-400ER options, apart from strengthening issues, give the option of one or two aux tanks at the rear of the forward cargo hold.
Each tank is the size of the full-profile cargo container, but is built in on the production line. Each holding roughly 9.5t of fuel, it is transferred to the centre tank after the tail tank is transferred.
The only [?] B744-ER's are operated by QF who have the single-tank option. However, you can bet the B747-8 will have them well to the fore!!
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Each tank is the size of the full-profile cargo container, but is built in on the production line. Each holding roughly 9.5t of fuel, it is transferred to the centre tank after the tail tank is transferred.
The only [?] B744-ER's are operated by QF who have the single-tank option. However, you can bet the B747-8 will have them well to the fore!!
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Jon............
Try:
http://http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=33&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=list&typ e=sercat&id=16
You should find what you're after there.
Try:
http://http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=33&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=list&typ e=sercat&id=16
You should find what you're after there.
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Hellow gentelmans,anyone nows where is B744 aux fuel tank located
The fuel is displaced by cabin differential pressure. 2 valves in tandem open and allow cabin air from the forward cargo area to flow into the tank which displaces the fuel into the unpressurised center wing tank.
(If the cabin diff pressure isn't high enough a boost fan runs to force air into the AUX tank to clear the fuel)
Now if memory serves me correct if the "forward overboard valve" is inop on any 744 the MEL states forward cargo must remain empty due to the fact if any fire were to happen in the forward cargo the over board valve would be unable to clear the lower equipment center of smoke.
As someone has previously descibed the the AUX tank as a "cargo container" LD3 full of fuel.
I dont have the ER MEL book handy but I would suggest the AUX tank would have to remain empty same as the cargo area if the forward overboard valve was U/S due to similar reason stated above.
Hope this helps as I am runing on memory
