, ▁G K N ▁USA , ▁and ▁F PT ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁F PT ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁G K N . ▁For ▁military ▁use , ▁t anks ▁are ▁qualified ▁to ▁M IL - DT L - 2 7 4 2 2 ▁( includes ▁crash worth iness ▁requirements ) ▁or ▁M IL - DT L - 5 5 7 8 ▁( non - cr ash worth y ). ▁An ▁aircraft ▁fuel ▁tank ▁sometimes ▁consists ▁of ▁several ▁inter connected ▁fuel ▁cells . ▁The ▁inter connect ing ▁h oses ▁are ▁typically ▁also ▁self - se aling . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁f ighter ▁aircraft ▁some ▁military ▁pat rol ▁vehicles ▁and ▁arm oured ▁VI P ▁lim ous ines ▁feature ▁self - se aling ▁fuel ▁t anks . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Self - se aling ▁fuel ▁t anks ▁using ▁military ▁technology ▁are ▁also ▁required ▁in ▁some ▁mot ors port ▁categories . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁F uel ▁bl ad der ▁F uel ▁tank ▁V ul ner ability ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁D unn , ▁Richard ▁L . ▁( 2 0 1 1 ). ▁Ex pl oding ▁F uel ▁T anks ▁- ▁S aga ▁of ▁technology ▁that ▁changed ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁air ▁war . ▁ ▁Gust in , ▁Em manuel ▁( 1 9 9 9 ). ▁ ▁F ighter ▁Arm our . ▁Retrieved ▁Aug . ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁" The ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁Self - Se aling ▁T ank ". ▁( F eb .