[BF-109 F4]

Is it possible to avoid the plane fuel tanks from taking fire when they are empty?because its starting to annoy me . i was calmly piloting a Ki-27 and i had no fuel because of those huge fuel leaks but i could reach home and then i had to bail because of the fuel tank that took fire WITHOUT fuel . logically that shouldnt happen. Right?

[Trooper117]

Fuel tanks are full of vapours... Only takes a spark, or a piece of hot metal to pierce them and bobs your uncle..

[HH_Cipher]

Thats right. Even when there is no fuel. There will be fumes left over in the tanks.

[Hellzone]

Logical. :wink:

[I/JG54_Gringo]

And when you have a huge fuel leak,and you run out of fuel,you still got the leak behind you...
Hahaha :lol: .The funniest bug EVER!

[BF-109 F4]

But the steam/fumes should disappear after a short period of time with so many holes and if the fuel tank took fire before the fire had consumed all steam inside, so, no more fire .

And i never understood about that black smoke , i never saw black fuel . The black smoke should appear only when the fuel tank or engine take fire . Its not real but i think the black smoke help us distinguish the harmless fuel leak from the dangerous fuel tank leak (in theory :wink: )

[Trooper117]

C'mon.. Even when the fuel tanks are emptied, inside there will still be residual vapour.. Any kind of spark from damaged electrical systems could still lead to catastrophic damage.

[Guest]

i dont think this should be changed

[eliot]

Ki-27....no wonder it caught fire!

[Dame]

fuel vapor has more explosive energy then its liquid

[stansdds]

The liquid portion of gasoline does not burn, it is the vapor that burns. When a fuel tank registers empty, the tank is not really empty. Fuel tank pick ups require a small amount of space between the bottom of the pick up tube and the bottom of the tank. So a tank may be empty, but there may still be several gallons of fuel remaining and that means lots of vapor. The only way to prevent a empty or partially emptied tank from catching fire or exploding is to either line the tank with a collapsing bladder or pressurize the tank with an inert gas, usually CO2.

[Bee]

Fuel tank full of vapour. Air being forced in from the slipstream. A little spark......

[Wiima]

And i never understood about that black smoke , i never saw black fuel . The black smoke should appear only when the fuel tank or engine take fire . Its not real but i think the black smoke help us distinguish the harmless fuel leak from the dangerous fuel tank leak (in theory :wink: )

That black smoke comes when somebody shoot ur oilpipes broken, so oil starts to smoke when it streams to hot engine...

[I/JG54_Gringo]

The myths about the gazoline burnings.....BUSTED!!!
Episode 1:
http://vbox7.com/play:d84f191f
Episode 2:
http://vbox7.com/play:42ba979a

CONCLUSION:
It's a "little" hard to make a fuel tank explode,even when it's fueled up!Let's not even mention about catching fire when the tank is empty and there are some little drops in it,can't say that it's impossible,but it will be very hard to make it catch fire.

[GentleKiller]

The myths about the gazoline burnings.....BUSTED!!!
Episode 1:
http://vbox7.com/play:d84f191f
Episode 2:
http://vbox7.com/play:42ba979a

CONCLUSION:
It's a "little" hard to make a fuel tank explode,even when it's fueled up!Let's not even mention about catching fire when the tank is empty and there are some little drops in it,can't say that it's impossible,but it will be very hard to make it catch fire.

Go Mythbusters!!!