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Title: B-24 Fuel tanks (and others)
Post by: nrshida on August 22, 2023, 09:27:41 AM

I was shooting offline, as you do with a broken hat-switch, and I noticed the B-24 seems to have a top fuel tank, right in the centre of the wings. I quickly looked online and it isn't clear. Mostly I see life dinghies housed there.  :headscratch:
 
Also the B-29 seems to have fuel tanks in the nacelles of №1 & 4, but they're harder to ignite  Similarly the B-17 seems much harder in general than the B-24 to set ablaze. Better protected tanks? Rubberised? Inert gas-filling?

Title: Re: B-24 Fuel tanks (and others)
Post by: nrshida on August 23, 2023, 12:45:08 AM

Really? On the whole AH forum no US bomber n̶e̶r̶d̶s̶ experts who can describe the fuel systems off the top of their heads? Is it still classified?  :)

Title: Re: B-24 Fuel tanks (and others)
Post by: Lusche on August 23, 2023, 12:07:59 PM

Most experts are long gone or don't check the boards daily anymore. "The whole AH forum" has shrunken even more than the game.  :old:

Title: Re: B-24 Fuel tanks (and others)
Post by: Oldman731 on August 23, 2023, 01:38:36 PM

For starters, B-29 fuel system here:  https://www.facebook.com/B29B24Squadron/posts/official-usaf-instructional-chart-of-b-29-fuel-systemhow-much-fuel-does-a-b-29-c/1056080591248501/

B-24 here:  https://449th.com/b-24-aircraft/

and here:  https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FWWIIplanes%2Fcomments%2F994sky%2Fb24_fuel_system%2F&psig=AOvVaw2gh1UQK1oqsqyaP7o7dvvr&ust=1692901962894000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CAQQjB1qFwoTCNDPl8y184ADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ

I would post photos, but I still haven't figured out how to do that since Photobucket started to charge for it.

I'm fairly certain that all of our fuel tanks were self-sealing by this point of the war.  Looks to me like any hit in either wing of either plane would test how well those worked.

- oldman

Title: Re: B-24 Fuel tanks (and others)
Post by: The Fugitive on August 23, 2023, 02:59:24 PM

Quote from: Oldman731 on August 23, 2023, 01:38:36 PM

For starters, B-29 fuel system here:  https://www.facebook.com/B29B24Squadron/posts/official-usaf-instructional-chart-of-b-29-fuel-systemhow-much-fuel-does-a-b-29-c/1056080591248501/

B-24 here:  https://449th.com/b-24-aircraft/

and here:  https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FWWIIplanes%2Fcomments%2F994sky%2Fb24_fuel_system%2F&psig=AOvVaw2gh1UQK1oqsqyaP7o7dvvr&ust=1692901962894000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CAQQjB1qFwoTCNDPl8y184ADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ

I would post photos, but I still haven't figured out how to do that since Photobucket started to charge for it.

I'm fairly certain that all of our fuel tanks were self-sealing by this point of the war.  Looks to me like any hit in either wing of either plane would test how well those worked.

- oldman

I use https://postimages.org/ Just like PhotoBucket in the old days. Free account, click upload, click the "link" for the picture and post it. Easy Peazy.

Title: Re: B-24 Fuel tanks (and others)
Post by: nrshida on August 24, 2023, 02:27:10 AM

Thanks Oldman and Fugitive for contributing. Wow the whole high-wing of the B-24 essentially fuel.

Quote from: Lusche on August 23, 2023, 12:07:59 PM

Most experts are long gone or don't check the boards daily anymore. "The whole AH forum" has shrunken even more than the game.  :old:

Yeah it seems so. Not even so much interest in aircraft or ACM at all. If I'd have entitled this thread: "Klaus Schwab denies a difference in AH fuel-protection systems in order to oppress the peasants, take away meat and stop people driving IC-engined cars" we'd have had 380 views and 6-pages of 'contributions' before the lock  :rofl