The wing tanks had already been fitted with a covering of this sealant, but the fuselage tank was considered to be too small a target.
The latter were also fitted with additional fuselage tanks to carry diesel and petrol.
Most Learjet 25 aircraft were fitted with a fuselage tank.
It was recommended to burn off fuel in the fuselage tank to 30 gallons before combat if possible.
A fuselage tank had fallen from an aircraft into a St. Louis garbage dump.
The fuselage tanks were filled with a minimum of fuel, and run on high-octane aviation petrol where available.
The Il-78 was the original production version with two removable fuselage tanks and maximum transferable load of 85.72 tonnes (188,540 lb).
They carried 365 L (96 US gal) of fuel in a fuselage tank.
Some 24E models had the fuselage tank installed later to restore range.
He moved back to his seat near the fuselage tanks, and ate the last muesli bar in his food pack.