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2. British logistics in the Falklands War - Wikipedia

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   At RAF Lyneham, Hercules transports were fitted with pairs of 825-imperial-gallon (3,750 L) auxiliary fuel tanks, thereby extending their range by three or four hours. Adding four tanks increased the range further still, but reduced the cargo carrying capacity by 75 per cent.

3. Aircraft fuel system - Wikipedia

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   Adding tanks and engines increases the complexity of the fuel system and its management. Additional features found in multi-engine aircraft are: Each wing tank often has its own electric boost fuel pump , and each engine has its own mechanical pump, replicating the fuel system described above for the single engine.

4. Drop tank - Wikipedia

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   A 2,300-litre (600 US gal) Sargent Fletcher drop tank being moved across the flight deck of an aircraft carrier Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu F-7 carries a drop tank at under-fuselage hardpoint. In aviation, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried by aircraft. A drop tank ...

5. Bell 222/230 - Wikipedia

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   A 222B variant with skids, introduced in 1983. The lack of retractable landing gear allowed for larger auxiliary fuel tanks. Bell D-292 The Advanced Composite Airframe Program (ACAP) was a 1985 all-composite LHX proof-of-concept project. The Bell D-292 used the Avco Lycoming engines, transmission, two-bladed main and tail rotors, tailboom ...

6. Airbus Helicopters H175 - Wikipedia

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   The EC175's main gearbox will incorporate two accessory gearboxes and will be de-clutchable, avoiding the cost and weight of an auxiliary power unit (APU). [29] The gears and the casing of the H175's main gearbox were developed using CATIA V5, a first for Airbus Helicopters. [2] The H175 was designed to exceed EASA CS-29 crashworthiness ...

7. Ferry tank - Wikipedia

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   A ferry tank is an auxiliary fuel container that is usually temporarily attached to a motorized device which it then supplies fuel. A ferry tank allows the range or endurance of the vehicle or aircraft to be extended. Ferry tanks are typically used in both civil and military aviation; civil aviation and transport aircraft tend to use internal ...