FAA Advisory Circular 43.13b (available at
http://www.moneypit.net/~pratt/ac43/ and many other places online) states:
Tube O.D. Approx. distance between supports
1/8"-3/16" 9"
1/4"-5/16" 12"
3/8"-1/2" 16"
5/8"-3/4" 22"
David
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Aluminium fuel lines
In a message dated 8/12/2002 11:52:15 PM Pacific Standard Time,
lts@avnet.co.uk writes:
> Where do you get every 12" from? or is that just what you have chosen to do?
> I have one run over 16" and I don't think it will be a problem but I have
> no
> technical support for my opinion. I would hate to see everybody over
> engineer their fuel lines and add weight unnecessarily. On the other hand
> if
> my unsupported fuel line length is excessive I would like to know before I
> crack up another 250 hours.
>
>
I was told that or read it somewhere. I think many of these things are made
up by someone in the past and end up being a gospel followed through
eternity. I am sure that 16 inches will work fine. I have not secured mine
yet. I have just finished chasing down numerous seeping connections and have
a tight system now.
Dave A227
Mini U2
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