Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3125706 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 12:17:50 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.136.176]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040327171750.DNTW1746.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 12:17:50 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 11:19:52 -0600 Message-ID: <002e01c4141f$b79f2b20$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002F_01C413ED.6D04BB20" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C413ED.6D04BB20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rusty why not just 'tee' into the gas line from the tank? If you get the = tee close enought to the tank it shouldn't be to bad, it won't be gas pump = fast but... should work shouldn't it? Jarrett =20 I thought about that, but I'm reluctant to modify the new truck, particularly on the high pressure side of the fuel line. I haven't = listened to the pump, but on some vehicles, the fuel pump comes on to = pre-pressurize the system at the first position of the key switch. I thought about = putting a line after the pump (which is probably in the tank), and using the vehicles pump to transfer fuel to the plane. I'm afraid this would be pretty slow though. =20 =20 The current thought is a custom made aluminum tank, that's on wheels, = but could be secured in the truck bed. It would also have to have a nice = ground wire attachment, to connect to the truck, or plane as needed. The idea would be to also have a cart on wheels at the hanger, which would be the same height as the truck bed. I could easily roll the tank from the = truck bed onto the cart, then wheel the cart over to the plane. It should be = high enough to gravity feed into the plane, via a large line installed at the bottom of the tank. =20 =20 Still thinking about it, but it's not my biggest problem at the moment. =20 Cheers, Rusty (finished the new W&B numbers, but I can't post the results until tonight) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C413ED.6D04BB20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Rusty why not just 'tee' into the gas line from the = tank? If you=20 get the tee close enought to the tank it shouldn't be to bad, it won't = be gas=20 pump fast but... should work shouldn't it?

Jarrett

 
I = thought about that,=20 but I'm reluctant to modify the new truck, particularly on the high = pressure=20 side of the fuel line.  I haven't listened to the pump, but on = some=20 vehicles, the fuel pump comes on to pre-pressurize the system at the = first=20 position of the key switch.  I thought about putting a line after = the pump=20 (which is probably in the tank), and using the vehicles pump to transfer = fuel to=20 the plane.  I'm afraid this would be pretty slow though. =20
 
The = current thought is a=20 custom made aluminum tank, that's on wheels, but could be secured in the = truck=20 bed.  It would also have to have a nice ground wire attachment, to = connect=20 to the truck, or plane as needed.  The idea would be to also have=20 a cart on wheels at the hanger, which would be the same height = as the=20 truck bed.  I could easily roll the tank from the truck bed onto = the cart,=20 then wheel the cart over to the plane.  It should be high enough to = gravity=20 feed into the plane, via a large line installed at the bottom of the = tank. =20
 
Still thinking about it, but = it's not my=20 biggest problem at the moment.
 
Cheers,
Rusty (finished the new W&B = numbers, but=20 I can't post the results until tonight)
 
 


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