flop tube

noun

A weighted tube that allows fuel to be drawn from the fuel tank of an aircraft even when it is flying upside down

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Meanings

nounflop tube (plural flop tubes)

plural flop tubes

  1. A weighted tube that allows fuel to be drawn from the fuel tank of an aircraft even when it is flying upside down
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