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Old 04-12-2019, 09:07 AM
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Good afternoon,

I am doing a research paper for college on the KC-135 systems. I am struggling to find information about the fuel system. Does any have any documents for a description and/or schematic? Thanks for the help.
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Old 04-12-2019, 09:11 AM
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No, the flight manuals are not released to the public. You could get 75% of the way there by researching the 707/720 fuel system though!


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Nice try China!!!
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Old 04-12-2019, 09:13 AM
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Thanks for the reply, I started to figure that was the case.
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Old 04-12-2019, 09:41 AM
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just don't turn off all the main boost pumps in a climb, you might flame out #3 and #4. ask me how I know.

it is only slightly less convoluted than the DC-8 fuel system

maybe you can find some old manual somewhere on Ebay or something. Pretty sure it's not classified.
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Sometimes you turn on the AR pumps, the airplane shudders, and you poop a little
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Originally Posted by foggles9 View Post
Good afternoon,

I am doing a research paper for college on the KC-135 systems. I am struggling to find information about the fuel system. Does any have any documents for a description and/or schematic? Thanks for the help.
It’s a major weapons system (pause for laughter to stop). You don’t need to know the details of the systems unless you’re flying it.
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Since disinformation is usually more useful than real information...

We could have fun here....
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Can someone tell me where they keep the nuclear vessles
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Can someone tell me where they keep the nuclear vessles
I believe it's "wesseles" And the new FADEC on the -2B will be a wonder to behold. At least until the KC-46 takes over.
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