Cherokee "to the tabs" Usable Fuel
Joe C. Parrish
(William Batchelor) wrote:
>What is the usable fuel on a Cherokee when it is filled "to the tabs".
>This is the standard fueling for the rentals I use. I usually top it
>off so I have a full 48. What is the usable fuel when it is to the
>tabs? I could not find it in the Operating Handbook.
34 gallons (17 per side) in the Warrior II's that I rent. (This info is
displayed on a decal next to the fuel cap.)
--Joe
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Joe C. Parrish
Space Systems Laboratory, University of Maryland
College Park, MD
William Batchelor
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Jeff Oslick
>What is the usable fuel on a Cherokee when it is filled "to the tabs".
>This is the standard fueling for the rentals I use. I usually top it
>off so I have a full 48. What is the usable fuel when it is to the
>tabs? I could not find it in the Operating Handbook.
The Cherokee-160 (mid-60's vintage) I rent is 18 gallons per tank filled
to the tabs, 25 gallons per tank topped off.
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Jeff Oslick...................PP-ASEL
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Brown University
Providence, RI
Seth Alberts
(William Batchelor) wrote:
> What is the usable fuel on a Cherokee when it is filled "to the tabs".
> This is the standard fueling for the rentals I use. I usually top it
> off so I have a full 48. What is the usable fuel when it is to the
> tabs? I could not find it in the Operating Handbook.
It should be placarded on the airplane. I know it's my manual.
At the tabs you have 17 gallons usable in each tank for a total
of 34 gallons.
Seth
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Bob Noel
> What is the usable fuel on a Cherokee when it is filled "to the tabs".
> This is the standard fueling for the rentals I use. I usually top it
> off so I have a full 48. What is the usable fuel when it is to the
> tabs? I could not find it in the Operating Handbook.
really? it isn't in there? now I'll have to double check my POH.
Anyway, tabs on my Cherokee is 36 gallons, total. Usable
fuel is less than that, and depends on the Cherokee model. On
my Cherokee, the unusable fuel is 2 gallons. On others, the
unusable fuel is less....
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David Lindenauer
C. Parrish) writes:
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>In article <41drcm$3...@ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>, bba...@ix.netcom.com
>(William Batchelor) wrote:
>>What is the usable fuel on a Cherokee when it is filled "to the
>>tabs".
>34 gallons (17 per side) in the Warrior II's that I rent.
Only true for the 25-gal/side Cherokees (PA28-140 Cruiser, PA28-161
Warrior/Cadet, PA28-181 Archer).
The PA28R-201 Arrow has 40-gal/side tanks, with the tabs at 25.
The PA32 Cherokee Six/Saratoga is more complex, with 2 tanks/side,
100-gal total. An outside guage is used on one tank, sight on other.
Check the POH for the specific aircraft in question, any markings that
are on or near the filler cap, and if still in doubt, ask the A&P that
services it.