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Joe,
This was as simple as I could come up with. Has worked fine
for 240 Hrs. No selectors to forget. I have a 3-minute timer
on the transfer pump which transfers 1 gal/min, and just punch the
button when 3 gal will put me back in lateral trim. (I also have a
panel switch to turn the pump on if needed, but I was always forgetting
to turn it OFF when the fuel was balanced.)
I always plan my flying as if I only have what is in the right
tank, so if rough terrain approaches, there tends to be more than an
equal amount in the right tank. With this system, you can drain
the left tank completely, and then if the engine coughs, you KNOW
you have used it all!
I only use both pumps for takeoff and landing. I always
cruise on the same one, so the other pump/filter gets very little
use. That becomes my spare if the main pump or filter takes early
retirement.
Bill Eslick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Berki" < joseph.berki@grc.nasa.gov> To:
"Rotary motors in aircraft" < flyrotary@lancaironline.net> Sent:
Monday, December 15, 2003 4:20 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel
System > I am still looking at different designs for a
fuel system. AC has two > separate tanks. Since we are using two
rotors is it possible to split the > fuel rail into two rails and
have one of the returns plumbed to the port > tank and the other
plumbed to the starboard tank? Any problems splitting > the fuel
rail? Just a crazy idea. > > Joe Berki >
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