Handling, Servicing & Maint.
Pilot's Flight Manual
7-2 Reissued: 16 Jan 2019
7-2. FUEL ING HE LI COP TER (cont)
1. Fire extinguisher shall be readily available for all fueling and
defueling operations.
2. Refueling vehicle should be parked with exhaust outlet a
minimum of 20 feet from helicopter filler point during fueling
operation.
3. Before starting fueling operation, connect ground wire from
fueling nozzle or from fuel truck to bare metal location on
helicopter.
4. No smoking or open flame within 100 feet of the helicopter and
fuel truck.
Fuel Ca pac ity:
Ma te ri als: Fuel - Grade 100/130 (green) or 115/145 (pur ple) or
100LL (blue) MIL-F-5572
7-3. SER VICING FUEL SYS TEM
Fill ing - Fuel Sys tem
Re fuel he li cop ter as soon as pos si ble af ter land ing to pre vent mois ture
con den sa tion and to keep the he li cop ter as heavy as pos si ble in case of
winds. The fuel ing op er a tion may be ac com plished by any method that
par al lels the fol low ing pro ce dures as closely as pos si ble. Re fuel air craft
in level at ti tude to achieve ac cu rate quan ti ties.
CAU TION
In many in stances, it will be nec es sary to op er ate the he li -
cop ter from un im proved fields that lack nor mal fuel ser -
vic ing equip ment. When fuel ing from drums or any
ques tion able source of sup ply, care fully fil ter all fuel to
Ta ble 7-1. Us able Fuel Quan tity
SYS TEM CA PAC ITIES QUAN TITY US ABLE QUAN TITY
STD 35.2 U.S. gal lons 35.0 U.S. gal lons
STD+ AUX (if in stalled) 65.2 U.S. gal lons 63.0 U.S. gal lons
OR - De pending on Air craft S/N
STD 33.0 U.S. gal lons 32.5 U.S. gal lons
STD + AUX (if in stalled) 66.0 U.S. gal lons 64.0 U.S. gal lons
SCHWEIZER
Model 269C-1 Helicopter
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