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STAINLESS TANKS A FIRST FOR US AVIATION
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: US Aviation in Denton, Texas, is the first FBO in the U.S.
Word Count: 137
US Aviation in Denton, Texas, is the first FBO in the U.S. to install stainless steel-lined fuel tanks in its fuel farm. Traditional fuel storage tanks use an epoxy inner liner, and this liner “has a tendency to break down,” according to Jeff Soules, the FBO’s senior v-p and general manager. Benefits of the stainless-steel liners include no initial startup problems or chips, flaking or biological disintegration of the epoxy, he said. And periodic checks every five years and 10- to 15-year draining and epoxy lining replacement are unnecessary with the stainless liners. “Stainless linings do not require periodic checks,” he said, “and come with a 30-year warranty. We anticipate that all FBO fueling operations will be converting to stainless steel as their older tanks require replacement or as new fuel farms are set up.”