Return-Path: Received: from [206.46.252.44] (HELO vms044pub.verizon.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 883554 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:08:34 -0400 Received: from verizon.net ([71.98.187.146]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IF7002C2E9Y3F30@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:08:24 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:08:19 -0400 From: Finn Lassen Subject: Fuel return to tank In-reply-to: To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-id: <42653B03.2070208@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=------------050501010501010202010806 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en References: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050501010501010202010806 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Unlike the RV wing tanks, my RV-3 fuselage tank is quite tall (maybe 24"). I'm wondering where to put the fuel return. Normally submerged near bottom of tank? Near top of tank? I'm thinking that if I put it near top of tank, the returning fuel will have a bigger chance of evaporating and going out the tank vent. Not a factor? Finn --------------050501010501010202010806 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Unlike the RV wing tanks, my RV-3 fuselage tank is quite tall (maybe 24").

I'm wondering where to put the fuel return. Normally submerged near bottom of tank? Near top of tank?

I'm thinking that if I put it near top of tank, the returning fuel will have a bigger chance of evaporating and going out the tank vent.
Not a factor?

Finn
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