Are there any limitations with the Chinook Plus 2 supplementary in-wing tanks?
Read the following Memorandum dated March 20, 2004. Memorandum – 20 March 2004 – Chinook Plus 2 In-Wing Fuel Tank Kit Advisory Applicability: Users of Chinook Plus 2 aircraft with optional in-wing tanks Effective: Immediately Purpose: This memo is designed to advise users of Chinook Plus 2 supplementary in-wing tanks on updated operational limitations. Background: The in-wing fuel tank option is popular with Chinook owners for extending the endurance of their aircraft, more than doubling total fuel capacity versus strut tanks alone. The in-wing tanks are mounted above the wing drag/anti-drag braces and below the wing ribs with the root ends visible inside the cabin. Fuel leaves the tanks via two points on the root end of the in-wing tank, one located at the front and one at the rear of the tank. The in-wing tanks have always been marketed as supplemental to the strut-mounted tanks. As of this writing, there has been only a single Chinook Plus 2 sold without the standard strut-mounted f
