I have the pump mounted between my legs, on the forward face of the main spar and a bright red light that goes on with the pump. Don't know why I did all this, cuz I have to land to pee long before the header tank empties. And NO, I will not carry a container with me for peeing in flight! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Serge VIDAL" <serge.vi...@sagem.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:34 AM Subject: Réf. : Re: KR> Fuel tanks
>I have the same set-up. The header is 45 liter (that is 11.89 gallons in > Flintstone units), and the wing tanks are 15 liters (3.96 gallons) each. > I get the same aural warning (the clicketing Facet fuel pump), which works > only if it is mounted inside the cockpit, of course. Gave me a big fright > one day. I had completely forgotten the fuel transfer pump was ON, and > when the pump started clicketing, I thought it was an engine noise, > possibly the engine losing a valve or two. High pucker factor, getting > ready for a forced landing, until I figured it out. > > The header is vented through its cap, so in case of header overflow, I get > fuel spray over the canopy. Good warning, too! Actually, the wing tanks > vents are connected to the top of the main tank, so some of the overflow > goes back to the wings, but the pump pumps fuel faster than it can exit > through the vent lines. > > Serge Vidal > KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" > Paris, France > > > > > > "patrusso" <patru...@sover.net> > > Envoyé par : krnet-boun...@mylist.net > 2005-11-17 12:48 > Veuillez répondre à KRnet > Remis le : 2005-11-17 12:51 > > > Pour : "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) > Objet : Re: KR> Fuel tanks > > > > I have 12 gallons in the header tank and two five gallon wing tanks. Why > are > you restricted to 8 gals in the header tank? I do have a fuel pump to move > > fuel from wing to upper tank, then gravity feed from there. Steve Bennet > strongly suggested I install a fuel pump from header tank to carb, but I > simply have'nt gotten arounf to it. I transfer fuel by sound. When the > wings > empty, the pump goes clackety-clack and I turn it off. Have to keep an eye > > on it tho so that the header tank does not over-fill. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Glidden" <glid...@ccrtc.com> > To: <brokerpilot9...@earthlink.net>; "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:22 PM > Subject: Re: KR> Fuel tanks > > >> Thanks Colin >> I'll take a look and see what I can find.My plan is to have about 8 > gallon >> or so in the header tank for gravity feed carb and then transfer out of >> wing >> tanks to refill that when needed.Thanks again... >> >> Bob Glidden >> Eminence,Indiana >> KR2S N181FW (building) >> Corvair 110 >> glid...@ccrtc.com >> >> --- >> --- >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
