Author Topic: Silly Question (Read 400 times)

Skilless · « **on:** November 14, 2005, 11:04:35 AM »

Can anyone give me a simple laymen’s term description of how a self-sealing fuel tank works?

Nashwan · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:12:50 AM »

Very simply, layers of material, some of which expand when wet. Hole in tank - layer gets wet - swells up - blocks hole.

bozon · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:56:04 AM »

I vaugely remember something about a little duch boy inside that sticks a finger in the bullet hole to prevent the fuel from flooding Holland.

or maybe I'm just confused.

Bozon

Krusty · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2005, 01:47:33 PM »

But if the bullet kills the little dutch boy the system fails and you leak gas anyways.

Debonair · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2005, 05:21:21 PM »

That is not a silly question.
Here is a silly question:
How come if you're flying inverted & you stall, you dont gain altitude?

Kev367th · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2005, 05:52:30 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Debonair
That is not a silly question.
Here is a silly question:
How come if you're flying inverted & you stall, you dont gain altitude?

Next time I run out of fuel, going to try flying inverted, I might fall up

.