X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.3) with ESMTP id 970426 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 May 2005 12:27:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=sladerj@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([65.2.91.3]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050531162622.OOFG16444.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 12:26:22 -0400 Received: from JSLADE ([65.2.91.3]) by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050531162622.LPEY4468.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@JSLADE> for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 12:26:22 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: will EFI pumps pump air Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 12:26:22 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00EF_01C565DB.F450DAF0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EF_01C565DB.F450DAF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message > How does this give you redundancy? If either pump fails, you end up without access to that tank's gas. True, but that's not an immediate emergency, just a reason to land soon. Redundancy of fuel supply to the engine was what I was after. Anything happens to one supply - fuel contamination, leak in lines, blocked filer, failed pump etc. and you have a spare system. John ------=_NextPart_000_00EF_01C565DB.F450DAF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 > How does this give you = redundancy?=20 If either pump fails, you end up without access to that tank's = gas.  
True,=20 but that's not an immediate emergency, just a reason to land soon. = Redundancy of=20 fuel supply to the engine was what I was after. Anything happens to one = supply -=20 fuel contamination, leak in lines, blocked filer, failed pump etc. and = you have=20 a spare system.
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