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To: Stayfree

Empy fuel tanks explode and full ones burn. The wings were punctured and ripped off but no fire occured. Pretty good evidence of bone dry tanks. If the tanks were in the wings on that trainer.


5 posted on 04/05/2015 5:19:15 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

No gas tanks in the wing of a PT-22. The fuel is in a single tank in front of the cockpit. The pictures show the engine mounts broke just in front of the fuel tank.


30 posted on 04/05/2015 6:10:49 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
He had it fueled with sail boat fuel.
36 posted on 04/05/2015 6:23:15 PM PDT by Dan(9698)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Per wikipedia “The PT-22 fuel system consists of a single tank mounted forward of the front cockpit”


39 posted on 04/05/2015 6:38:45 PM PDT by Team Cuda
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