X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:29:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d21.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2450061 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:06:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.207; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.d44.151f2ac5 (65098) for ; Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:06:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:06:07 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Fuel Shut off X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1193925967" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1193925967 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/1/2007 6:52:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time, sbej@verizon.net writes: What fuel valves are flyers of the 320/360 using with the Header tank config? Do I need a left/right/header/ off selector valve? The set up I have is such that the wings feed into the header tank and the header feeds the engine. Bryan, A useful mind set is to consider that header tank equipped Lancairs have only one fuel tank (the header) and two aux tanks (the wings). Thus, a one tank airplane only needs a shutoff valve between the tank and the firewall forward components and pumps to move the fuel from the aux tanks to the main (header) tank. Most of us don't have selector valves (and the associated headaches). There are many clever schemes for managing the fuel level in the header. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1193925967 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 11/1/2007 6:52:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 sbej@verizon.net writes:
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What fuel valves are flyers of the 320/36= 0 using=20 with the Header tank config?
Do I need a left/right/header/ off select= or=20 valve? 
The set up I have is such that the wings=20= feed=20 into the header tank and the header feeds the engine.

 
Bryan,
 
A useful mind set is to consider that header tank equipped Lancairs hav= e=20 only one fuel tank (the header) and two aux tanks (the wings).  Thus, a= one=20 tank airplane only needs a shutoff valve between the tank and the firewall=20 forward components and pumps to move the fuel from the aux tanks to the main= =20 (header) tank.
 
Most of us don't have selector valves (and the associated headaches).&n= bsp;=20 There are many clever schemes for managing the fuel level in the header.=20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!



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