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TomParsons Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 2. "RE: Inverted fuel and oil systems" 05-27-03, 20:05z  Chip- >It's a weight threaded to the end of a hose with holes >drilled in all directions to pick-up fuel. I assume you're describing a flop-tube type of inverted fuel pickup. My airplane has a header tank- can you describe how that works? On the inverted oil system, am I right in saying that you've described the Christen inverted system? Also, one addition to the system that I've heard of is a swinging oil pickup. Is the purpose of the swinging pick to allow oil flow during knife-edge flight? If so, how does that work out if the ball valve is not seated at either end? Thanks in advance. Tom P. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Inverted fuel and oil systems    Ben_Chiu       05-23-03              RE: Inverted fuel and oil systems    ChipB727       05-27-03       1            RE: Inverted fuel and oil systems    TomParsons       05-27-03       2            RE: Inverted fuel and oil systems    Ben_Chiu       05-28-03       3                 RE: Inverted fuel and oil systems    djpacro       05-29-03       4                      RE: Inverted fuel and oil systems    Ben_Chiu       06-01-03       5                      RE: Inverted fuel and oil systems    ChipB727       07-02-03       6

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