Gulfstream V Systems Review
FUEL
- What is the capacity of the fuel hopper?
- 1283 LBS (190 gallons)
- What is the useable fuel capacity of the Gulfstream G-V?
- 41,300 LBS
- It is possible to upload fuel in excess of 41,300 lbs.. is this permitted?
- Yes provided the max ramp or takeoff weight is not exceeded
- Refueling: the fuel system will automatically shut off fuel flow when:
- Tanks are full, wing overpressure is sensed, reaching a predetermined fuel level based on what you have set on the ground service control panel
- Fuel for the engines and apu come from what part of the fuel system?
- The hopper
- What keeps the hoppers full?
- Ejector pumps pressurized by the fuel boost pumps
- The heated fuel return will open at _______C and close at ______C (fuel temperatures).
- Opens at 0 degrees C and closes at +10 degrees C (fuel hopper temperature)
- Heated fuel return: temperature of the fuel being returned to the hopper is approximately ______C.
- +50C
- What controls the heated fuel return system?
- FADEC through the heated fuel control valve
- True or false: All operable boost pumps must be on for all phases of flight unless fuel balancing is in progress?
- True
- What location is the fuel tank temperature is sensed?
- Temperature bulb in each fuel hopper
- Low level warning is supplied by low level sensors located in each ______.
- Hopper
- High level fuel warning is supplied by high level sensors located in the ____________________.
- Outboard section of each wing tank
- What receives capacitance values from the fuel system and outputs signals (fuel quantity, low and high warnings) to the EICAS, and the fuel readings on RFMU? (will also turn on the high level red light on the refueling door)
- FQSC - fuel quantity signal conditioner
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