This could be corrected by a ball check valve [no spring] in each branch to the wing tanks.
KRron ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:01 AM Subject: KR>Dual Facet Pumps > >P.S. Mark what would prevent the fuel from all running to the low wing as in > >a bank, and if it did would you be able to control the aircraft with one > >full wing and one empty wing. > >Orma aka AviationMech > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > A co-ordinated turn will go a long way in keeping the fuel where it > is supposed to be. If you're in a slipping turn you will have fuel > filling the line running from the high wing to the low wing. If you're > in a skidding turn you will have fuel running from the low wing > through the line to the high wing or at least keeping fuel at the > pickup in the low wing. The Piper Cherokee line has been flying > for what, fourty years with wing tanks and no header tank and > I seem to recall they only draw from one tank at a time. Also, > how long would it take to empty 10 gallon of fuel through a > 3/8" O.D. line? > > Also, you don't need a 100 percent uninterrupted flow as you have > a small amount of fuel in the carb. How long will your engine run > if you shut off the fuel supply? I'm not talking "mixture" here but > the fuel supply. I suspect my KR will run 20 or 30 seconds if > I shut of the fuel lines. If all of the components of his fuel system > are working Mark should never have a problem. I say that without > knowing how is tanks are plumbed but I'm confident it will work. > For Mark, you really should have a shutoff for each tank that is > easy to access and use. > > Larry Flesner > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
