On 11/16/2021 1:32 PM, Flesner wrote:
Please clarify the term "header tank". I always thought "header tank"
meant a tank that provided gravity feed to provide a "head pressure"
at the carb, not requiring engine driven or electric pumps.
Larry Flesner
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I found the following so I guess it has nothing to do with "gravity".
So, you can have a "header tank" in the wing. Amazing how much info is
available if you only ask.
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A header tank is *a reservoir of fuel placed in the fuselage between the
engine and all other fuel tanks*.
Larry Flesner
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