From kls Sun Oct 30 21:29:39 1994 Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: bounce-back From: Don Webster <71352.340@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: 747 Fuel Capacity References: Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Date: 30 Oct 94 21:29:39 Status: OR >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