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Jun 8th 2016, 4:55 pm

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Re: Planespotting

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Originally Posted by Nutek

McLaren would probably prefer to race in your truck this year.

Ain't that the truth!

Jun 8th 2016, 10:06 pm

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Re: Planespotting

Booked on the AA Screamliner from Chicago to Manchester and back, in August.

Looking forward to ticking that off the list......provided that the batteries don't catch fire.

Jim.

Jun 11th 2016, 1:16 pm

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Re: Planespotting

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At Heathrow and most other major airports, the fuel is piped directly in. There are then underground pipes that feed each stand. A vehicle is used to hook up the the underground system, and pump the fuel into the aircraft. Memory is getting a little hazy now, but I don't think a 45 minute operation to fuel a 747 would be unusual.
When I fuel aircraft using a truck, it's pumped in at about 40psi. Whether it's the same on the fuel bowsers that fuel the big commercial aircraft, I don't know.

A little hazy now after 20+ years, but I remember when I went through the Chinook helicopter ground school, when we covered the fuel system, being impressed at some of the numbers. It's about 1 ton of fuel per minute, so for a Chinook HCMk2 (I think they're on the Mk 8 now!) it would be about 3.5 minutes to full refuel (had some fun doing running rotors refuel on occassion!)... Anyway, that fuel is going in under pressure, and has to displace the air in the various tanks (I think the Mk 2 had 6, 3 in each sponson) so you need a valve to let that air out, but that also closes when the fuel gets to it... Happy days!

Jun 11th 2016, 3:27 pm

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Re: Planespotting

More trivia for you:
The Airbus 332 holds a little over 139,000 Litres and it takes from empty some 33 minutes to refuel from four couplings.

Jul 19th 2016, 9:13 pm

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Re: Planespotting

Taken today, on the Southern Shore of Lake Ponchetrain, Kenner, Louisiana, on approach to New Orleans Airport.

Jim.

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Jul 21st 2016, 2:24 pm

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Re: Planespotting

MH370 searchers say they have been looking in the wrong place. Seriously!

Jul 22nd 2016, 12:25 am

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Re: Planespotting

Driving up I-55, just North of Litchfield, Illinois, today.

I managed to catch a photo of N14522, an ExpressJet Embraer 135 LR.....in a most unusual circumstance