Hi John
My vents go into the top of the fuel filler. Then another vent from
there goes straight down, through the baggage shelf and exits out the
slot for the flap drive. It faces forward to get some ram air pressure
and has some mesh in it so insects can't block it.
I found some photos of my cowl flap but no engine photos yet. I'll send
them.
How do you attach the mylar for gap seals? Have you read Kent Paser's
book about drag reduction? He discusses cooling air drag a bunch.
Tom Friedland
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Subject: Europa-List: Gas tank and sight glass vents
Greetings all,
Doing some planning of the vent lines for the gas tank and sight glass
and I
was wondering if anyone has put the vents on the bottom of the airplane?
I
seem to remember somebody at Flight Crafters doing this, but I can't
remember
exactly how it was done. It seems reasonable to have the fuel vents on
the bottom
so that in the event they dribble some fuel it won't go all over the
airplane. I would assume that you would have to route the vent lines up
and over the
fuel filler, then back down to the belly where they would exit.
Comments? Maybe Bob Berrube can chime in on this one? (with an update on
the
flight testing of his conventional gear Europa?)
Regards,
John Lawton
Dunlap, TN
A-245
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