May 2, 2006
Covington, Kentucky
August 13, 2004
The Purpose of these animations are to assist in describing the Convair 580 fuel system operation in crossfeed mode. These animations are 30 seconds long and run in a loop.
Overview:
Crossfeed valves operate together.
Left and Right Fuel Tank Shutoff Valves (FTSV) operate
independently.
Left and Right Fuel Booster Pumps operate independently.
Fuel
System: Normal
Operation
Flash Animation = 19K
1.Crossfeed Valves - CLOSED
2. Both FTSV - OPEN
3. Both Fuel Pumps - ON
4. Left and Right fuel tanks feed their respective engines (L to L, R to R)
Fuel
System: Normal Crossfeed Operation
Flash Animation = 19K
1.Crossfeed Valves - OPEN
2. Left FTSV - OPEN
3. Right FTSV - CLOSED
4. Left Fuel Pump - ON
5. Right Fuel Pump - OFF
6.Left fuel tank feeds both engines (L to L/R)
Fuel System: Accident Crossfeed Operation
Flash Animation = 21K
1. Crossfeed Valves - OPEN
2. Left FTSV - OPEN
3. Right FTSV - OPEN
4. Left Fuel Pump - ON
5. Right Fuel Pump - OFF
6. Left fuel tank feeds both engines (L to L/R) and also fills right fuel tank with the excess fuel