| ▲ | usefulcat 2 hours ago | |
> Jet fuel cannot be stored in the wings in this zone. TFA describes a fuel leak resulting from a piece of the turbine disk passing through a fuel tank located within the wing: "When the fragments of the IP turbine disk passed through the wing and belly of the A380, they caused considerable secondary damage along the way, not only to the №2 engine but also to the left wing fuel tank, which sprang a leak" It also includes a photo of the inside of the damaged wing tank. Was the requirement you describe added after this incident? | ||
| ▲ | ahartmetz an hour ago | parent [-] | |
Seems close to impossible for existing designs. The wings are commonly almost entirely full of fuel at max fuel, and I doubt that taking the capacity hit is an option even in newly designed planes. | ||