Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #42016
From: Michael Silvius <silvius@gwi.net>
Subject: Gravity fed carb? peer review
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:47:31 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
In the pursuit of ultimate simplicity I have been contemplating the notion
of a gravity fed carbureted system for my Falconar project. A while back I
made up a 3 carb rig like Tracy’s original set up but that would still
require fuel pumps from my nose tank. I really would like to try for a
purely gravity fed system. Here are some pix of a couple of options using a
3x3 inch box manifold similar to what George Anderson used on his canard but
instead of a single top mounted Dodge 318 carb as he did I am proposing a
long intake runner dropping down to the bottom edge of the firewall to a
single Stromberg carb.

Opinions, comments, suggestions, jokes?

Any one see any obvious problems with such a set up?

Of principal concern is the intake runner feeding the manifold plenum box
from one end.

Michael Silvius

Scarborough, Maine
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