Pictured is a 750 gallon tank and the concord had a fuel capacity of 31,500 gallons. Thats he equivalent of 42 of these tanks
Pictured is a 750 gallon tank and the concord had a fuel capacity of 31,500 gallons. Thats he equivalent of 42 of these tanks
Just realized how many things have to work smoothly in an aircraft. So many fuel pumps and they all have to distribute the fuel correctly without failing.
Are you familiar with Admiral Cloudberg’s writeups of air disasters? https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/ It’s exactly what you’re talking about: a lot of things have to go right on the plane, in the cockpit and on the ground.