Good morning, where you off to ?
They arent the flaps, they are the spoilers, or speed brakes that are up :-) They are the things that slow the aircraft down upon landing. The things that are down at the trailing edge of the wing are the flaps and are down to create a larger surface area of wing which creates more lift, allowing the aircraft to fly slower.
The A320 carries around 7000US Gal of fuel and yes, there are fuel tanks on the undersides of the wing. If you look how deep the aircraft is where the wings join the fuselage you can see where the inner thaks are. Youd have to look when you on the ground looking up at the aircraft.There are also much more slim outer tanks further out on the wing.
As for fuel and other surcharges on the ticket price...they are annoying.
My flight back to Thailand last week on Malaysian Airlines was a £278 pounds....the actual ticket price was just £7 yes, just $10 USD...the rest made up by fuel surcharge and the assorted taxes that the British Government charges to UK flyers!!
I'll maybe write a post about contrails later ;-)
Safe travels ! One day we'll have to meet up for a coffee downtown :-)
That was a trip to Yangon. Out of my $60 rt ticket - $54 of it was for fuel.
Look into the weight of said fuel and the impossibility of it to fit in these wings, regardless of the thickness at the front. The gallons stated are much too large for this space. I have a photo for next week showing the front side and there is nothing there big enough. I also have this photo from an older post. Not seeing any tanks or thickness to hold 3500 gallons. Plus the attachment for the engine has got to take some space in the wing.
You've got spoilers and technical equipment on the back side and thinness on the front.
Be sure to look at the videos I mention before you do your post so you can debunk them if you still feel that way.
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I would love to meet up anytime :)