Planes – Fuel tanks

We will analyze the importance and characteríAircraft fuel tank statics, which generally, They are located on the wings of the wings..

post writer by: Juan Matheus

We close and reach the fourth installment related to ¿becauseé airplanes fly?, in this we will review the details of the aircraft fuel tanks, part that each d takesía más importance due to the variation in the cost of combustible aéreo.

Fuel tank

Contrary to what couldíto think, the structure of the wing of an aircraftón is hollow. Inside there are structural elements that give it its shape and structural rigidity., However, there is a lot of hollow and free space inside. This makes it the perfect place to locate fuel.. You may not have thought aboutáhow much fuel does an airplane takeón, but it is a much larger sumáIt's bigger than you would have imagined. a boeing 747-400 burns approximately 70 a 80 tons of kerosene to get from London to New York and can take más de 200,000 liters of fuel. this is a lot of weight.

And weight is a crucially important variable in aviation.ón. So that you can imagine it better, an aerosolínea allows you to carry one 23kg suitcase per passenger. What fuel does the aircraft require?ón equivale a más the least 3000 suitcases, totally full. ¿Now you understand whyé They don't like to let you get overweight?

In view of the fact that it is a large volume of fuel, it is stored in space “no úto” instead of using the aircraft fuselageówhere does the cabin go, baggage and cargo, but there are other reasons. The wing is located in the center of the fuselage. This means that as the fuel is emptied, do it evenly without changing drástatically the center of gravity of the aircraftón. ¿Whaté marketíif the fuel were emptied from front to backás? The weight will beíto poorly distributed and generateíto all kinds of problems when flying. further, that center of gravity stays low.

Before each flight an airplaneón is heavy to know its center of gravity and be able to maneuver it within the limitsásuitable floors, otherwise it is unstable. Similarly, these pairámeters are constantly adjusted throughout the flight, since the weight and the center of gravity areán constantly changing.

There is an additional reason. I saw oneón is alwaysá in its heaviest state before takeoff since it has not burned fuel yetía. The wings are what create all the lift.ón and that upward force that lifts the planeón. The weight of the fuel helps counteract all the force generated by the wing and prevents the structure from bending más allá of su móelasticity and does not affect its structural integrity.