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Ben_Chiu Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 3. "RE: Inverted fuel and oil systems" 05-28-03, 17:37z  Greetings Chip: > It's a weight threaded to the end of a hose with holes drrilled in all > directions to pick-up fuel. Check Aircraft Spruce online catalog. It > should be there. I couldn't find one online, but I get the concept. It's very similar to the type of tank "clunk" they use in R/C airplanes. > Not sure how to post a picture, but I can email you one if you wish. Just FYI, when you post or reply to a message, there'll be a link called Upload file or something like that on the left side of the screen. Follow the prompts and you'll upload the file. As a moderator of this Forum, you'll be able to view the file URL from the Admin panel. If you're interested, I can email you the details of what to do. > As for the oil sump on the Extra it is a dry sump and uses a 3-way oil > valve to pull oil from the sump or the top of the engine (inverted > flight) to the oil pump. I found a retrofit system in Aircraft Spruce cat: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/christen801.php It's probably not the same, but I get the idea. It's interesting how such a high tech machine such as an Extra uses such relatively low tech mechanisms. Then again "KISS" (Keep It Simple Stupid) is usually the best way. Thanks for the insights, Chip! Ben -= VPC OffLine Reader 2.1 =- Registered to: Ben Chiu -OLR.PL v1.80- 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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