FUEL
Description
The fuel page provides a synoptic view of the aircraft's fuel system. It displays the quantity of fuel in each tank, pump and valve status, engine fuel flow and fuel-management information.
To access it, move the RLD Page Selection Switch to the FUEL position.
Shortcuts at the bottom of the page provide access to the ENG, MISC, HYDR and WDNS pages.
The fuel system itself is described in detail in the fuel system chapter.
Fuel tank schematic
The seven internal fuel tanks are represented by rectangular gauges.
Up to three external tanks are represented by circular gauges at the top of the page, one for each of the left, center and right stations. The same gauge is used whether an RPL 701 or RPL 741 is fitted to the corresponding station.
Each gauge shows the quantity of fuel remaining in the corresponding tank. The green fill decreases as fuel is consumed, with the gauge appearing completely black when the tank is empty.
Two GAUG readouts display the total fuel quantity, in kilograms, on the left and right sides of the aircraft. They allow significant fuel imbalances to be identified quickly.
| 1 | Feed tanks |
| 2 | Front tanks |
| 3 | Wing tanks |
| 4 | Fin tank |
| 5 | Left external tank |
| 6 | Center external tank |
| 7 | Right external tank |
Fuel transfer is automatic, and the tanks are emptied in the sequence described in the fuel system section. The arrows on the synoptic indicate the direction of fuel transfer towards the feed tanks and engines.
F/F indicates the fuel flow supplied to each engine, in kilograms per minute.
Pumps and valves
The two engine booster pumps are represented by circles labelled P. The symbol turns green when the corresponding pump is operating.
Each valve is represented by a circle containing a bar. The bar is aligned with the fuel line when the valve is open and perpendicular to it when the valve is closed.
The line connecting the two feed tanks turns green when the feed tank crossfeed valve is open.
Total fuel
The total quantity of fuel on board is displayed below the GAUGE label, in kilograms.
RMN corresponds to the value calculated by the fuel totalizer.
Bingo fuel
The lower-right section displays information related to the BINGO fuel setting.
The default BINGO fuel value is 1,500 kilograms.