Sinotruk HOWO 20m³ Aviation Refueling Truck
This 20,000-liter JET A-1 aviation refueling truck is specifically engineered to meet the high standards of modern airport fueling operations. Designed for international hubs, regional airports, and FBO facilities, this vehicle integrates fuel transportation and aircraft refueling capabilities into a single, reliable ground support unit.
Sinotruk HOWO 20m³ Aviation Refueling Truck
Built on the proven Sinotruk HOWO heavy-duty chassis and manufactured in strict compliance with international hazardous material transport standards, this refueler delivers exceptional maneuverability and payload capacity. Its core value lies in guaranteeing fuel purity, accelerating aircraft turnaround times, and ensuring operational safety throughout the fueling process.
Core Specifications
Model: Sinotruk HOWO 20m³ Aviation Refueling Truck
Effective Capacity: 20,000 Liters (20 m³ / 5,283 Gallons)
Chassis Configuration: Sinotruk HOWO 4×2 or 6×4 Heavy-Duty Commercial Chassis (Customizable)
Gross Vehicle Weight / Payload: Configured for 25,000 kg GVW, approximately 15,000 kg payload capacity
Overall Dimensions (Approx.): 9350 x 2500 x 3950 mm (Optimized for airport maneuvering)
Compatible Fuels: Jet A, Jet A-1, JP8 Aviation Kerosene
Design Standard: GB18564.1-2006 (Pressure Vessel for Hazardous Materials Transport)
Key Features & Technical Advantages
1. High-Purity Aluminum Alloy Tank Construction
To ensure absolute fuel purity during transport and delivery, the tank is constructed from 5182 aluminum alloy. This material is the industry standard for aviation fuel handling due to its lightweight properties, natural corrosion resistance, and chemical compatibility with Jet A-1 fuel, eliminating any risk of rust contamination.
Tank Design: Class-elliptical cross-section for a low center of gravity and enhanced stability during cornering.
Material Thickness:
Shell Thickness: 5.6 mm/Head Thickness: 5.8 mm/Baffle Thickness: 5.7 mm
2. High-Flow Redundant Fuel Delivery System
Designed for high-volume fueling of wide-body aircraft, this refueler is equipped with a PTO-driven hydraulic system powering self-priming centrifugal pumps for maximum efficiency.
Primary Refueling System: DN65 hydraulic hose reel with 20 meters of hose, fitted with dual aviation pressure-refueling adapters.
Flow Rate (Single Hose): ≥1200 L/min
Secondary System: DN38 hydraulic hose reel for smaller aircraft refueling or defueling operations.
Flow Rate (Auxiliary): ≥350 L/min
3. Advanced Filtration & Fuel Quality Control
The vehicle integrates a high-capacity coalescer/separator vessel designed to remove free water and solid particulates from the fuel stream during delivery.
Filtration Rate: 2,500 L/min
Quality Control: Equipped with pre-filter and post-filter sampling points, allowing operators to conduct fuel quality checks before and during operations.
Environmental Compliance: Closed-circuit samplers and a sample recovery tank ensure that fuel drawn for testing is contained, preventing ground spills and environmental contamination.
4. Multi-Layered Safety Systems
Safety is paramount in aircraft refueling. This truck incorporates multiple redundant protection systems:
Deadman Control System: Hydraulic and pneumatic controls are designed to automatically return to neutral and stop fuel flow if the operator releases the controls.
Overfill Prevention: Magnetically controlled high-level sensor system automatically shuts off flow when the aircraft tank reaches capacity, preventing spills.
Emergency Protection: Equipped with 4 aluminum breather valves and an 8-inch emergency valve at the tank outlet. In the event of a drive-away incident, the shear section breaks, sealing the tank and preventing fuel loss.
Real-Time Monitoring: Features a comprehensive gauge panel including vacuum gauge, pressure gauge, differential manometer (for filter monitoring), and venturi pressure gauge, providing the operator with complete system status at a glance.
5. Operational Precision & Control
Metering Accuracy: High-precision fuel meter (Class 0.2 accuracy) ensures exact flow measurement for transactional integrity and inventory control.
Versatile Refueling: While primarily designed for underwing (single-point) refueling, the system supports overwing operations via the secondary hose.
Tank Access: Includes a rear-mounted ladder, internal/external tank access points, and a segmented liftable guardrail on the top walkway for safe top-loading inspections and maintenance.
Product Specification
| Technical Parameter | ||
| Design standard | GB18564.1-2006 Tank vehicles for road transport of dangerous liquid goods Part 1: Technical requirements for metal atmospheric pressure tanks | |
| Item No. | Parameters | |
| Overall Dimension | 9350x2500x3950 mm | |
| Driving Model | Left hand drive | |
| Gross Vehicle Weight | 25000 kg | |
| Curb Weight | 10,000kg | |
| Payload | 15,000kg | |
| Wheel Base | 4600+1350 mm | |
| Axle | Front Axle | VGD95,6000kg |
| Rear Axle | MCX16ZG,10000kgX2 | |
| Suspension | Front Axle | 1500 mm |
| Rear Axle | 2445 mm | |
| Max. Speed | ≥ 90 km/h | |
| Min. Turning Diameter | 19 m | |
| Max. Grade-ability | 30% | |
| Fuel Box | 400L | |
| Engine Model | WP12.340E201 | |
| Engine Type | 4-stroke direct injection,6-cylinder in-line with water cooling,turbo-charging and inner cooling | |
| Engine horsepower | 340HP EUROII | |
| Max. Torque | 1500N.m | |
| Gearbox | HW19710+HW70 PTO,10-speed forward and 2 reverse | |
| Clutch | Φ430 pull-type diaphragm clutch | |
| Cabin | Standard HW76 cabin with one sleeper | |
| 2 Passenger allowed | ||
| with Air Conditioner | ||
| Tire | 12R22.5 (10 pcs with one spare) | |
| Fuel box | Aluminum Alloy material | |
| Exhaust Pipe | At front of Cabin for safety | |
| Loading Medium | Aviation kerosene or aviation gasoline | |
| Volume: | 20,000liters | |
| Tank material: | Tank shell: Aluminum alloy 5182, 5.6mm thickness | |
| End plate: Aluminum alloy 5182, 5.8mm thickness | ||
| Baffles: Aluminum alloy 5182, 5.6mm thickness | ||
| Main equipment | ||
| Pumping system | Self-priming centrifugal oil pump, 2500L/min | |
| Filter separator | 2500L/min | |
| Differential pressure gauge | Equipped | |
| Air eliminator | Equipped | |
| HEPCV underwing refueling nozzles | Single tube 1200L/min, double tube 2200L/min | |
| Fuel filling tube | DN63 | |
| Reel expansion joint | Equipped | |
| In-line pressure control valve | Equipped | |
| DeadMan system | Equipped | |
| Valve | Equipped | |
| Bypass valve (overflow pipe pressure) | Equipped | |
| Pneumatic system | Equipped | |
| Dial gauge | Equipped | |
| Main valve with Venturi tube | Equipped | |
| Swivel joint compensator | Equipped | |
| Flow meter | 2500L/min | |
| Electrostatic reels | Equipped | |
| High level sensor | Equipped | |
| Straight through valve | Equipped | |
| Pipeline fittings | ||
| Manhole | European standard aluminum alloy explosion-proof manhole *2 | |
| Breather valve | 4 sets, Aluminum alloy | |
| Bottom loading | Aircraft fuel coupling | |
| ARVR | Aircraft refueling vapor recovery | |
| Overflow prevention | With anti-overflow system | |
| Safety bottom valve | 8-inch seabed valve*1, high-level valve*1 | |
| Fuel truck gun | DN38 | |
| Hydraulic reel | 20m | |
| Refueling flow | 350L/min | |
| Accessories | ||
| Roof guardrail | Segmented lifting guardrail, tank top anti-slip net | |
| Ladder | Inside and external of the tank | |
| Mudguard | Factory aluminum alloy integral (module stamping) | |
| Side guard | Factory-fitted aluminum profiles | |
| Rear bumper | Factory-fitted aluminum profiles | |
| Fireproofing | 8kg fire extinguisher *2 | |
| Antistatic device | One electrostatic cable, one electrostatic cable tray | |
| Electrical system | ||
| Lamp | 24V system, 7-core socket, LED lamp | |
| Circuitry | Explosion-proof junction box | |
| Wires | Turn signals, brake lights, reverse lights, running lights and fog lights are installed on the left and right of the rear bumper | |
| All wires are sealed with corrugated pipes | ||
| Brake system | Relay valve | |
| ABS system | ||
Sinotruk HOWO 20m³ Aviation Refueling Truck
- +86 199 4767 5585
- [email protected]
- Industry Park, Suizhou City,Hubei Province, China
Company Profile
Aout TWL
HUBEI TWL SPECIAL VEHICLE CO., LTD (hereinafter referred to as TWL), one of important member of CLW Group, is located in Suizhou City, Hubei Province, the capital of China’s Special Vehicles. TWL Truck has a first-class management, design, R&D, manufacturing, and sales professional team, as well as “special, new, high and sophisticated” facilities and equipment, complete manufacturing technology, and strict testing methods to ensure the production of high-quality and high-value-added products for the market. At present, we has strategic partnership with a number of well-known Chinese truck brand, including Dongfeng, Sinotruk, FAW, Foton, Shacman, ISUZU, JAC, JMC, Kama, etc. TWL Truck always adheres to the corporate philosophy of “people-oriented, customer-oriented, honesty and win-win”, and adheres to the business tenet of “development by innovation, survival by quality; integrity by service, and market by brand”.
After-Sales Service
Warranty
– The buyers can get a minimum warranty period of 12 months or 25000KM-50000KM, whichever comes first from the arrival date of shipment.
– During this period, we will send replacement parts and components to buyers by DHL, UPS, FEDEX or by air and by sea free of charge, easy-wearing spare parts are excluded.
– After warranty time, buyers can get all of spare parts of their truck at factory cost.
– This warranty does not cover any possible damage due to improper operaton, accident or misuse or damage due to any unauthorized services.
Technical Support
– The buyers can forever enioy technical support anytime and anywhere, overseas technical training before operaton is available at buyers cost or our cost.
Daily Mainteance Suggestion
– We strongly sugest you to buy some amount of basic spare pats along with your truck, the cost will be approximately 500 USD-800 USD/unit, no shipping cost.
