The big tube with windows is the "fuselage". This is where the people sit.
The big tube has a pointy end, and an end with sticky-outy bits.
The pointy end is the "Nose", also called the "Front". This is where the driver or "pilot" sits.
The big sticky-outy bits are the "wings". These are for storing fuel and hanging the engines from. Oh, and keeping everything in the air.
The sticky-uppy bit at the back is the "VTP". The sticky-outy bits at the back is the "HTP". These help keep everything pointing in the right direction.
The wheel things underneath are the "undercarriage". Although it is possible to land without these, they do make it easier to taxi to the terminal building.
Inside the big blobs hangining under the "wings" are the "Engines". These are important. They keep the pilot cool - watch him start to sweat when they stop going round.
Fuel is stored in the wings?
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Soooo, I can't tell anyone that fuel is stored in the wings?
Oops, forgot that the email system adds that to the outgoing emails.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, fuel is stored in the wings.
There isn't anywhere else handy to put it!
My resident pilot has stated that sweating only occurs when more than two engines stop going round. Apparently, the passengers start sweating if they get wind of a single engine failure, but pilots remain cool if it's just one or two. Y'know, there are four of them, after all.
ReplyDeleteBut this may just be bravado talking.
"And yes, fuel is stored in the wings."
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Really?
You mean fuel isn't stored in the fuselage?
Nope.
ReplyDeleteA 747 Jumbo jet carries around 50,000 US gallons (185,000 litres).
There is an option to have a fuselage tank sometimes, but this is pretty small compared to the wing tanks.
It's a good thing to have the fuel away from the passengers!