Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:24:47 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.166] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with ESMTP id 2085200 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:05:17 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:05:16 -0800 Received: from 65.137.50.11 by bay3-dav136.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 00:05:16 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.137.50.11] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] Reply-To: "Tracy Crook" From: "Tracy Crook" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Sump tank X-Original-Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:04:49 -0500 Organization: Real World Solutions Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Original-Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Mar 2003 00:05:16.0802 (UTC) FILETIME=[3748A620:01C2F262] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Gietzen" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 6:18 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Sump tank > > Now you're talk'n. I hate sump tanks. The only advantage to having one > is > to eliminate having to install a fuel return line to the main tank. Not > a > good enough reason. > > Tracy Crook > > The advantage is simplicity (= reliability). Gravity feed from both > main tanks. No valves; no transfer pumps; no fuel management; one sump > drain. > > Al Easy for you high wing guys to say! : -) T