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11-16-2009, 01:20 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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fuel collector tank
Hey Guys
I'm loooking for a fuel collector tank (1 liter or 2 liters) to use in my aircraft. Does anyone know of any companies that offer such a tank?
Grubac
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11-16-2009, 05:37 AM
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??????
...Kindly explain..
Thanks,
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Pierre Smith
RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
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11-16-2009, 07:06 AM
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Header tank?
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11-16-2009, 07:33 AM
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Yes, sorry for being unclear. I'm talking about a header tank. Does anyone know of any manufacturers?
Grubac
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11-16-2009, 07:59 AM
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Grubac,
I'm not sure why you want a collector tank AKA header tank but have you read this thread
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...d.php?t=50558?
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11-16-2009, 11:40 PM
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Well, the aircraft I'm building has low-set wings and I've purchased an Andair boost pump to make sure fuel flow is always good. The idea with buying a header tank would be to avoid fuel starvation due to sloshing.
Am I wrong in thinking that this necessary? As far as I know, a header tank is basically an extra, small volume of fuel that is located downstream from the fuel selector (btw - I'm planning on just having one) that ensures that there's always a supply of fuel (even when fuel from the main tank may not be flowing temporarely due to sloshing or because the pilot is making a long tight turn).
Please advise if I'm looking at this the wrong way.
Grubac
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11-17-2009, 04:51 AM
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Hi Grubac....
...My Air Tractor and Cessna Ag airplanes all have header tanks and only a "Both" or "Off" fuel selector position. The reason is so pilots don't run one tank empty with all the other duties involved.
Unles your airplane's belly is lower than the tanks, like the mentioned airplanes, I think you'll have difficulty in keeping much fuel in a header tank. RV's tanks are even with the belly and don't have header tanks.
Regards,
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Pierre Smith
RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
Air Tractor 402 PT-6-20 Sold
EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor
Louisville, Ga
It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so,
Patrick Kenny, EAA 275132
Dues gladly paid!
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11-17-2009, 04:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Cary, N.C.
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Is this for an RV type of aircraft ??
You mentioned that it was a low wing. Earlier RV-3 used a header tank, -4, -6, -7, -8, -9, -10 use wing tanks, and the -12 has a single high tank aft of the seats (could this be called a header tank??)
Sloshing of the fuel in the tank(s) that would un-port the fuel pickup is not an issue in coordinated flight. Other maneuvers that embrace skids, slips, and inverted flight are another matter. And for these aerobatic kinds of maneuvers, a flop tube in a header tank may work just as effectively as a flop tube in a wing tank.
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