Thread: Beechjet 400A
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Old 01-27-2008, 01:40 AM
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Nope, when doing a top off on the wings, about 30 gallons before filled it starts spitting fuel out and it needs to be filled very slowly. In the trunk you can usually get in 50-70 gallons full blast, but then the rate needs to be retarded because it starts to bubble up.

It takes a while and gets very messy, it seems that all Beechcraft/Raytheon turbine aircraft are like that though. BE99, B1900, King Airs, etc. all have quirks that an inexperienced fueler will have trouble with. I don't know if it is the way the tanks are designed or because of the J-spout (if a round nozzle is used they are not as messy).

Either way, it seems like a reliable aircraft. The ones that come in broken a lot seem to be the Citations. That is from a line guy perspective though.
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