ZERO VENTING FUEL
I e-mailed the FHC Curator Cory Graff and heard back:
Yeah, it’s fuel. The tanks are filled (usually) before every flight. Add a hot day and a few extra Gs during the turn and the fuel vents out ports in the wings. It’s much more dramatic looking than it is. Mechanics figure they had about a half gallon on each side come out during the test flights.
Yup, it was quite exciting to see that. Made me think there was smoke canisters being tested not a fuel dump...
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ZERO VENTING FUEL
I e-mailed the FHC Curator Cory Graff and heard back:
Yeah, it’s fuel. The tanks are filled (usually) before every flight. Add a hot day and a few extra Gs during the turn and the fuel vents out ports in the wings. It’s much more dramatic looking than it is. Mechanics figure they had about a half gallon on each side come out during the test flights.
Yup, it was quite exciting to see that. Made me think there was smoke canisters being tested not a fuel dump...
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To see my other Zero photos, please go here. Thanks!