Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 22:46:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [148.78.247.23] (HELO apollo.email.starband.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b9) with ESMTP id 1801700 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Oct 2002 22:26:12 -0400 Received: from starband.net (vsat-148-64-132-119.c005.g4.mrt.starband.net [148.64.132.119]) by apollo.email.starband.net (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g9A2QZOE024243 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:26:40 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <3DA4E671.B493741C@starband.net> X-Original-Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 22:31:13 -0400 From: Jim Sower X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: " (Rotary motors in aircraft)" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: source for Tracy's fuel setup References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <... Any bets on how feeding from both and returning to both would work ...> If you get into a situation where you need ALL of your fuel, how do you avoid leaving that last few gallons in the 'unselected' tank? Could be critical. Lots and lots of airplanes crash a few miles short of a runway with more than enough fuel in the "empty, unselected" tank to make the field. Tracy's plan, aside from being dirt simple and fewest failure points, Facet's the last drop out of the off tank. That's really important to me. Just a theory .... Jim S. Marvin Kaye wrote: > Posted for "Barnhart" : > > > You should ALWAYS return to the tank you are supplying from. > > Will be returning fuel to tank feeding it. However, I have mine laid out so > I can pump return to the other tank. May give me some time if run low on > fuel or a fuel tank leaking. Any bets on how feeding from both and > returning to both would work? Another option for me. This is in a high > wing, two tank set up. > > FWIW the beech musketeer would return to the left tank only. > > Barny MGDQ