REFLECTOR: fuel feed - my solutions

[Brett Ferrell]

Some  folks are using the Andair, which has a published opening pressure of 
.4-.7
http://www.andair.co.uk/pages/checkvalves.shtml
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/andaircheckvalve.php

Brett

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Sower" <canarder at frontiernet.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: fuel feed - my solutions


>I could live with that.  Is the factory check valve 0.5 cracking pressure, 
>or only Wayne's  ... Jim S.
>
> SlvEgl99 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Gee, this is interesting.
>>  How about someone trying something. Take a Velocity rigged as the 
>> factory says, plug the vent opening, fill it with fuel, tape over the 
>> filler caps, taxi around a bit and see if:
>>  1. the strakes collapse from vacum.
>> 2. The engine stops.
>> 3. Somehow, mysteriously the factory designed back up valve opens and 
>> nothing happens except the oil temp gets too high to continue taxiing.
>> 4. something else happens.
>>  If one wanted to be gutsy he could orbit over the field and land if the 
>> low-sump light comes on.
>>  Bob Wood
>> N658SE
>>
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