Hi Fred
Move..
No snow plows, no geese. 70 degrees here today. Sure could use some
rain. Only 7 inches since last April. We need to dust things
occasionally.
Put your vent in the flap drive slot. Protected from splash, geese,
etc.
Tom
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
n3eu@comcast.net
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Gas tank and sight glass vents
TELEDYNMCS@aol.com wrote:
> 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 believe at least tri-gear builders should consider local climate and
intended runways, as any snow, ice, mud, or goose crap* can block a
vent. With one fuel tank, fuel flow will cease, and hence FAA rule
about one tank, two vents. FAR 23.951 and ff don't apply to homebuilts,
but sometimes FAA "ain't just whistlin' Dixie."
I thus have a second vent, OK on the bottom if one is elsewhere. It's
fed to a mechanical fuel sender flange on top of the tank.
*The Canadian geese problem is so bad here that the airport manager
leaves the snow blade on the truck year-round, to plow the runways!
Regards,
Fred F.
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