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- Fonte1
- ESTADOS UNIDOS. Federal Aviation Administration. Advisory circular: guide specification for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicles. [Washington, DC], 2011. (AC n. 150/5220-10E).
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- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Rotorcraft flying handbook (FAA-H-8083-21). Washington, DC: FAA, 2000. Disponível em:
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- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual on Volcanic Ash, Radioactive Material and Toxic Chemical Clouds. Third edition. Montreal, 2015. (Doc. 9691).
- Nota adicional1
- The vehicle will have one or two fuel tanks with a minimum usable capacity in accordance with NFPA 414, as amended by AC 150/5220-10, Guide Specification for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicles. Each tank will have a fill opening readily accessible to personnel standing on the ground and designed to prevent fuel splash while refueling. Each tank will be located and mounted so as to provide maximum protection from damage, exhaust heat, and ground fires. If more than one tank is furnished, means will be provided to assure equalized fuel level in both tanks. An overturn fuel valve will be provided for each tank to prevent spillage in the event of a rollover. Each fuel tank must be prominently labeled “Diesel Fuel Only”.
- Nota adicional2
- The fuel tanks are usually mounted to the airframe as close as possible to the center of gravity. This way, as fuel is burned off, there is a negligible effect on the center of gravity. A drain valve located on the bottom of the fuel tank allows the pilot to drain water and sediment that may have collected in the tank.
- Contexto
- The rupture of fuel tanks in an aircraft crash and the consequent spillage of highly volatile fuels, and other flammable liquids used by aircraft, present a high degree of probability of ignition if these liquids come into contact with hot metal parts of the aircraft or because of sparks caused by the movement of wreckage or disturbance of the electrical circuit.
- Spanish
- tanque de combustible