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TRANSFER FUEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
  • Air Transport
CONT

When fuel is automatically transferred from the tail trim tank or center tank, it goes into the lower of the wing tanks and tends to mask a fuel imbalance. Switching the fuel transfer to manual makes the crew more aware of what the system is doing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
  • Transport aérien
CONT

[...] les ingénieurs [...] ont pu adopter un nouveau système de gestion actif du transfert de carburant dans la voilure.

OBS

transfert de carburant : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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