Hey Guys
I recently heard about a guy who's thinking of running a second fuel feed line from the oposite end of his wetwing fuel tank, that is to say, at the cabin end he already had his fuel feed and return lines, and now would like to add a second fuel feed line at the oposite end of the tank. His idea is to reduce the chances of engine starvation occuring when flying in slip.
I'm just wondering what you guys think about this solution. Disadvantages, advantages. This first thing that pops into my mind is maintenance. If anything goes wrong with that fuel line at the other end of the tank he'll have a hard time getting to it and fixing it. Furthermore, wouldn't installing surge tanks be easier, to avoid engine starvation in slip.
What do you guys think?
Grubac
I recently heard about a guy who's thinking of running a second fuel feed line from the oposite end of his wetwing fuel tank, that is to say, at the cabin end he already had his fuel feed and return lines, and now would like to add a second fuel feed line at the oposite end of the tank. His idea is to reduce the chances of engine starvation occuring when flying in slip.
I'm just wondering what you guys think about this solution. Disadvantages, advantages. This first thing that pops into my mind is maintenance. If anything goes wrong with that fuel line at the other end of the tank he'll have a hard time getting to it and fixing it. Furthermore, wouldn't installing surge tanks be easier, to avoid engine starvation in slip.
What do you guys think?
Grubac