I know that a commercial fixed wing aircraft or a helicopter can build up a considerable static charge during a flight. Do ground crews have to worry about a shock hazzard if the aircraft has not had the charge dissipated or is there some mechanism or system that prevents the charge from building up to a hazzardous potetial?
2006-12-09 10:29:56 · 8 answers · asked by checkmate444 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Before they pull the hose from the refueling truck, they connect a grounding cable to somewhere on the airplanes airframe. I know in smaller aircraft, they typically just clamp the cable to the eyelet on one of the wings used to tie down the airplane. It doesn't really matter where it is connected to. As long as the grounding cable is there. But yeah.
2006-12-09 13:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you see the aircraft refuel you will notice a cable connected to the aircraft from the fueling truck. That is the grounding cables that the crew connects to aircraft so there won't be a static charge from the aircraft.
2006-12-09 11:31:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most all static electricity is discharged upon landing. Before refueling, a grounding cable is attached to the body of the aircraft.
2006-12-09 10:42:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Static electrical energy is incredibly an a ways greater desirable than an electric powered charge trapped on the outdoors of an merchandise and discharges whilst it incredibly is available in touch with an merchandise with a unfavourable or weaker charge. gasoline vacationing contained in the direction of the hose builds up static electrical energy, grounding the airplane will enable the charge to pass contained in the direction of the twine and retaining it from a spark. If the airplane isn't grounded, the slightest discharge can ignite the full gasoline tank!
2016-10-05 02:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by huenke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When parked, the aircraft is grounded by a plugin cable.
When refueling, the refuel truck has two cables on reels.
One goes to the aircraft, the other to a ground.
2006-12-09 11:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by strech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I pull my plane up to the pump to refuel, I attach the ground cable (usually in a reel right next to the pump) to the exhaust pipe outlet before I remove the fuel caps and then fuel.
I HAVE seen people taxi off with the cable still attached, but it's held on with an alligator clip. so it usually pops right off when the reel runs out of cable.
2006-12-09 13:08:29 · answer #6 · answered by Squiggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may b ....there could be a possibility ....but im not 100% sure...as im related to aviation world.....that such electrical charge can take place while ur refueling a jet .....but yes there is a chance only 1% such sort of reaction towards jetliners is something not gonna take place easily....coz as we mention the lightining strike to aircraft also makes no damage to modern world jets ...so the same electric static charge wouldnt even come over it....
2006-12-09 10:36:42 · answer #7 · answered by Glasswings21 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are grounding cables that they hook up b4 fueling.
2006-12-09 10:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋