K
YOu are right on to it!
JR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kingsley Hurst" <hurstkr@redzone.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Secondary Fuel Pump, correct or not
> <hurstkr@redzone.com.au>
>
> Hello Ron,
>
> You said :-
>>Granted for most part it will not be a problem, but you can pretty easily
>> get level I feel can be critical if you get an air leak, nose low during
>> landing with low fuel, running on main of tank and right hand pattern
>> would put outlet of Gasculator above fuel level.
>
> At the risk of sounding pedantic, what is the significance of your
> reference to the "right hand pattern" ?
>
> I suspect you are saying that because you are turning to the right, the
> fuel will move away from the fuel pick up in the tank ?
> This will only happen if the turn is not balanced. A slipping turn to the
> right will have the same effect as a skidding turn to the left and vice
> versa as far as the fuel movement goes.
> It the turn is balanced, irrespective of the direction of turn, the fuel
> will stay in the same place as when flying with wings level.
>
> Cheers
> Kingsley
>
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