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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 1:16 pm
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Tanic
 
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Originally Posted by LoyalToTheDollar
I fly regularly between MDW and SJC/SFO, but have never noticed a fuel truck servicing the plane. Then again, I haven't gone out of my way to look for it I will have a closer look before my flight tonight.
Many larger airports utilize fueling hydrants in which a short hose connects the ground fueling port to the airplane's. At PHX, there is a spur pipeline that runs from the main transcon pipeline tank farm on 59th Ave directly to the airport, so no trucks anywhere in the process.
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