FUEL SYSTEM

Question 1

Tanks & amount of fuel

Answer 1

• two 55 gallon fuel cells (110 gallons total)
• one in each nacelle (behind the engine)
• 54 usable in each (108 gallons useable)

Question 2

Types of fuel

Answer 2

• 100 LL Blue
• 100 Green
• 94 UL Purple

Question 3

Fuel tanks

Answer 3

• made of a rubber bladder

Question 4

Vents

Answer 4

• four fuel vents (cap & under each wing)
• anti-icing design, curvature in front disrupts air and prevents ice formation

Question 5

Scupper drain

Answer 5

• fuel is spilled or overfilled the tank
• scupper drain removes excess fuel

Question 6

Fuel pumps

Answer 6

• two-engine driven fuel pumps & two-electrical fuel pumps
• electrical are backups

Question 7

Manifold Pressure

Answer 7

• absolute pressure of fuel/air mixture

Question 8

Fuel selector

Answer 8

• fuel selector for each engine
• left fuel sector ON, fuel from left tank to left engine vice versa

Question 9

X-FEED

Answer 9

• left engine fuel selector on X-FEED, fuel from right engine to left engine vice versa
• used only in level flight
• inflight both selectors should not be on X-FEED
• DO NOT T/O & land in X-FEED