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14 CFR 25.969: Fuel tank expansion space.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 14—Aeronautics and Space
- CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT
- PART 25—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES
- Subpart E—Powerplant
Each fuel tank must have an expansion space of not less than 2 percent of the tank capacity. It must be impossible to fill the expansion space inadvertently with the airplane in the normal ground attitude. For pressure fueling systems, compliance with this section may be shown with the means provided to comply with § 25.979(b).
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