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Re: Europa-List: Gas tank and sight glass vents

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Gas tank and sight glass vents
From: R.C.Harrison <ptag.dev@ukonline.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:29:30

Hi! John
All my vents go up the stbd. side door frame to an anti-siphon bottle in the
roof then over the roof down to exit near a flap hinge slot.  Ive never had
any dribble out anywhere.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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From: <TELEDYNMCS@aol.com>
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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