There was a time when people used to take several days to travel from one place to another. Now the circumstances have changed, science has invented such vehicles for travel that a person can cover long distances in just a few hours. However, there are many things about the aircraft that fly us in the air, which we do not know. Today we will tell you the answer to one such interesting question.
There are some facts about which we do not think, but when they come to mind, we wonder why we did not look for the answer earlier. One such question is why is fuel filled in the wings of airplanes? Do you know the answer to this? If not, then let us tell you about it in detail today.
Why do we fill fuel in the wings?
When someone asked this question on the online discussion platform Quora, various answers came. Aviation expert Rebecca Williams said that fuel is stored in the wings of the plane to maintain the balance of the plane. Fuel weighs a lot and if it is stored somewhere in the main body of the aircraft, the space for storing luggage will be reduced. Keeping the fuel in the rear part of the plane will increase the weight of the flight and as soon as the plane takes off, its balance will be disturbed. When the fuel runs out, its front part will bend during landing. To avoid this problem of balance, fuel is stored in the wings.
It is also important to know this…
Rebecca said that storing fuel in the wings reduces the pressure on the wings and the weight of the fuel is spread evenly across the entire airframe. If there is any problem, then due to gravity the fuel keeps flowing into the engine without pumps. The wings that look big from outside are hollow from inside. In such a situation, storing fuel in the wings keeps the weight of the plane balanced and there is no stress on the plane.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 25, 2024, 13:47 IST
