X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost01.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.51] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2a) with ESMTP id 4833946 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:32:54 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.51; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from desktop (adsl-85-106-221.mco.bellsouth.net[98.85.106.221]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc01) with SMTP id <20110201133218H01007v8lie>; Tue, 1 Feb 2011 13:32:18 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [98.85.106.221] From: "Bill Bradburry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Al Tubing in fuel line... Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 08:32:22 -0500 Message-ID: <6C6809BD3C35489C93614CAC7234300D@Desktop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01CBC1EA.8C9F76C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcvB0KQP5+dXtWllT/eWkHbcIBEt4AAQ5ZqA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01CBC1EA.8C9F76C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greg, You were about ready for the dyno.how is that going?? Bill B _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Greg Ward Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 12:31 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Al Tubing in fuel line... We went aluminum in the stub wings for our Legacy, because there wasn't a run longer than about 12" and all well secured. In the cockpit, for fuel and hydraulic, there were longer runs, so we went stainless, mainly for the fatigue factor, and strength, plus they were shiny....(:-) Greg Ward Legacy N178RG still in progress ----- Original Message ----- From: Charlie England To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 5:49 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Al Tubing in fuel line... On 1/31/2011 5:43 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote: Is anybody running aluminum tubing in the fuel system after the EFI pumps? I am replacing the small filters with a large canister filter and I don't have much room, it appears that it would be easier to route some al tubing than try and get flex Aeroquip hose in there. I would have two sections of tubing about a foot long if I used that system. Any opinions? Advice? Bill B ON the firewall, they'd probably be fine, unless there's a fire. What's your comfort level? I think you can get Stainless tubing that works with the same fittings..... Charlie ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01CBC1EA.8C9F76C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Greg,

You were about ready for the = dyno…how is that going??

 

Bill B

 

From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Greg Ward
Sent: Tuesday, February = 01, 2011 12:31 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Al Tubing in fuel line...

 

We went = aluminum in the stub wings for our Legacy, because there wasn't a run longer than = about 12" and all well secured.  In the cockpit, for fuel and = hydraulic, there were longer runs, so we went stainless, mainly for the fatigue = factor, and strength, plus they were shiny....(:-)

Greg = Ward

Legacy = N178RG still in progress

----- Original Message ----- =

Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 5:49 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Al Tubing in fuel line...

 

On 1/31/2011 5:43 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote: =

Is anybody running aluminum tubing = in the fuel system after the EFI pumps?  I am replacing the small filters = with a large canister filter and I don’t have much room,  it appears = that it would be easier to route some al tubing than try and get flex Aeroquip = hose in there.  I would have two sections of tubing about a foot long if I = used that system.

Any opinions?  = Advice?

Bill = B

ON the firewall, they'd probably be fine, = unless there's a fire. What's your comfort level? I think you can get Stainless = tubing that works with the same fittings.....

Charlie

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