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From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Flop Tube WAS RV Glider
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Posted for "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>:

   Well, I don't know if anyone with an RV has stuck in an inverted oil system
for extended inverted aerobatics but no reason it couldn't be done if you
wanted to.  But, to answer your question  - that is the purpose of the
"Flop" tube to provide fuel to the engine while inverted.  Ok, if an
extended flight inverted RV offends your sensibilities, how about a flop
tube to maintain fuel flow during flight through heavy turbulence {:>).

Ed Anderson

> In an RV???  Even fighters didn't have inverted fuel (beyond about 15
sec).
> All ACM is positive G (at least it was back in the old days, and I've no
reason
> to believe that has changed).  Besides, what's the point of a flop tube if
you
> don't have inverted oil??