GARDNER, Mass. — Federal authorities are investigating after a single-engine airplane was struck by apparent gunfire on approach to Massachusetts’ Gardner Municipal Airport on Monday. Student pilot ...
SWANTON, Ohio — An F-16 fighter jet with the 180th Fighter Wing discarded two fuel tanks during an in-flight emergency Wednesday afternoon in northern Michigan, according to a press release from the ...
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Why airplanes store fuel in more places than just the wings

Most people assume an airplane’s fuel lives almost entirely in the wings. That is true for a lot of aircraft, but it is not the whole story. Large jets often carry fuel in center-wing tanks, and some ...
A 300-gallon fuel tank fell from an aircraft on Tuesday and landed in a Florida neighborhood, the Eglin Air Force Base announced on X. It happened around 11 a.m., the base said. The fuel tank landed ...