Conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) are additional fuel tanks fitted closely to the profile of an aircraft that extend the endurance of the aircraft. CFTs have...
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on the spar structure.[citation needed] Conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) or "fast packs" are additional fuel tanks fitted closely to the profile of an aircraft...
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self-sealing fuel tank (SSFT) is a type of fuel tank, typically used in aircraft fuel tanks or fuel bladders, that prevents them from leaking fuel and igniting...
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airplane's internal tanks. Some modern combat aircraft use conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) instead of or in addition to conventional external fuel tanks. CFTs produce...
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Logarithmic conformal field theory Rational conformal field theory Conformal fuel tanks on military aircraft Conformal hypergraph, in mathematics Conformal geometry...
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new Super Hornet?". Defense News. Norris, Guy. "Future Options: Conformal fuel tank attracts Navy interest as part of possible Super Hornet upgrade"[permanent...
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help offset the loss of conformal fuel tanks. Two-seat Advanced Eagle version for the USAF, can be fitted with conformal fuel tanks. Twelve prototypes were...
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Inerting system (redirect from Fuel tank inerting system)
most common such system is a fuel tank containing a combustible liquid, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, jet fuel, or rocket propellant. After...
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semi-buried electro-optical targeting pod. Q-5G: Q-5E with belly conformal fuel tank to solve the range problem. JQ-5J: Tandem two seater of Q-5. The...
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Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM). The conformal fuel tanks provide an additional 450 US gallon (2,045 L) of fuel, allowing increased range or time on station...
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distinguished from other US Eagle variants by darker aircraft camouflage, conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) mounted along the engine intake ramps (although CFTs can also...
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Wet wing (redirect from Integral fuel tank)
to as integral fuel tanks) is an aerospace engineering technique where an aircraft's wing structure is sealed and used as a fuel tank. The use of wet...
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Team, a unit of the United States Marine Corps Fuel And Sensor Tactical packs, a type of conformal fuel tank developed for the F-15 Future Assault Shell...
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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...
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Tokyo tanks were internally mounted self-sealing fuel tanks used in the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers during World...
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ball bearings. The Samad-3 is an "extended-range" version with a conformal fuel tank mounted on the top of the drone. The dimensions are estimated at...
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its orders to 80. The first operational F-15EXs are not to receive conformal fuel tanks. The Air Force's proposed budget for fiscal 2024 includes funds to...
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Papier-mâché (section Drop tanks)
missions as protection forces. Two types of paper tanks were used, a 200-gallon (758 L) conformal fuel tank made by the United States for the Republic P-47...
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array (AESA) radar, infrared search and track (IRST), avionics, conformal fuel tanks (CFTs), and the more powerful General Electric F110-GE-132 engine...
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Lee, Caitlin (22 December 2013). "Boeing eyes USN's Growler for conformal fuel tank upgrade". www.janes.com. IHS, Inc. Retrieved 26 December 2013. "Prototype...
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Phantoms. The aircraft would also have an 1,100 US gal (4,230 L) conformal fuel tank under the fuselage. Cancelled early in development. IAI Super Phantom...
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variant for the Royal Canadian Navy based on the A-4E with a dorsal conformal fuel tank instead of an avionics hump, it was to have replaced the F2H-3 Banshee...
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future Spice 250 Others: Up to 3 × drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time Conformal fuel tanks on Tranche 3 or later Avionics Euroradar...
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Xenia III: 40 F-16Cs and 20 F-16Ds from Block 52+, which included conformal fuel tanks (2003–2004) Peace Xenia IV: 20 F-16Cs and 10 F-16Ds from Block 52+...
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company to build large composite tanks without an autoclave; and design and engineering development of conformal fuel tanks appropriate for use on a single-stage-to-orbit...
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Aviation fuels are petroleum-based fuels, or petroleum and synthetic fuel blends, used to power aircraft. They have more stringent requirements than fuels used...
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M1 Abrams (redirect from M1A1 Abrams tank)
track skirts if needed (such as the Tank Urban Survival Kit) and slat armor over the rear of the tank and rear fuel cells to protect against ATGMs. The...
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company to build large composite tanks without an autoclave; and design and engineering development of conformal fuel tanks appropriate for use on a single-stage-to-orbit...
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electromagnetism and gravitation Conformal field theory, a quantum field theory that is invariant under conformal transformations Continuous Fourier...
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Two-seat training version. F-2A Super Kai: proposed variant with CFTs (conformal fuel tanks), based on the F-16C Block 60. It was intended to replace the F-4EJ...
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