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Old 09-09-2008 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by joepilot
On a long range polar flight, with the OAT below -70 Centigrade, I have seen the fuel temp guage measure below -40 in an outboard tank.

Joe
There are different vedrsions of jet A for that sort of flying, I assume you use one. Standard domestic Jet A is supposed to gell at -40C.
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