## B. FUEL SYSTEM 

The fuel system of the K-airsh1p is designed to make •possible the shifting of fuel for the purpose of trimming the ship without interference with the normal feed of the engine. This is accomplished by carrying the bulk of the fuel in two banks of storage tanks, a forward and an aft bank, and by feeding the engines from two service tanks which can be isolated from the rest of the system. The service tanks can be filled from either bank of storage tanks without interruption to the feed of the engines. 

The system can be filled through an outside connection or through an inside connection by means of the transfer pump. 

Provisions are made for dumping fuel from aft storage tanks and for the release of two slip tanks located under the floor of the cabin, for the transfer of fuel from the slip tanks to the rest of the system and for the proper filtering of the fuel. 

CAUTION: 1. !t take-off, always open valve in cross-connect› ing fuel line to insure against a fuel pump failure. 

2. Make certain that there is ample fuel in the service tanks at all times during flight. 

3. Do not dump fuel wh-en either of the auxiliary engines is running. 

