From: Don Webster <71352.340@compuserve.com>
Date: 30 Oct 94 21:29:39
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>a student has asked me to find the fuel capacity for a 747 plane.
I have not been reading this section until now, so this question may
have already been answered, but, the capacity of the 747-400 is
approximately 57,164 gallons, which includes 3,300 gallons in the
horizontal stabilizer. Fuel is contained in six wing tanks,a center
wing tank and the stabilizer tank. In the 747-400 the fuel transfer
process is scheduled automatically with the pilots being notified
by alert messages to turn off certain pumps when a tank is empty.
On a flight from San Francisco to Hongkong, we will burn about 55,000
gallons.
Hope that helps.
Don Webster 71352.340@compuserve.com
