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Post by Jkkw on Oct 7, 2015 13:18:24 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Oct 13, 2015 11:26:18 GMT 1
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Post by stealthmanbob on Oct 13, 2015 11:31:36 GMT 1
Seems odd that you can get more fuel in the same size tanks ! What's normally in that space then ? |
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Post by XWB on Oct 13, 2015 11:35:05 GMT 1
A350-900LR will use A350-1000 wing tanks.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Oct 13, 2015 11:53:53 GMT 1
A350-900LR will use A350-1000 wing tanks. That's not the same thing as saying it uses the same tanks (implies as A350-900) also you could not then reconfigure it back to standard spec easily, just any interior changes I guess ? |
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Post by XWB on Oct 13, 2015 12:00:08 GMT 1
The tanks are always present, just not used.
It's like the A330-300 center fuel tank: it's always there for the smaller A330-200, just not activated. The A330-300 242 tonne was nothing more than activating the center fuel tank.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Oct 13, 2015 12:07:54 GMT 1
The tanks are always present, just not used. It's like the A330-300 center fuel tank: it's always there for the smaller A330-200, just not activated. The A330-300 242 tonne was nothing more than activating the center fuel tank. So you say the A350-900 wings have the same tanks installed when built as the A350-1000s, but they are not all plumbed in etc ? |
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Post by XWB on Oct 13, 2015 12:08:51 GMT 1
Correct, that's how I understand it.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Oct 13, 2015 12:13:21 GMT 1
Correct, that's how I understand it. So you save the weight of the extra pumps and pipe work but just carry the tanks weight around ? |
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Post by Jkkw on Oct 13, 2015 12:18:29 GMT 1
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