REFLECTOR: Sump Tank FG-Elite

[Fred Marconi]

Larry:

The sump tank has to be up enough so that the drain plug lays at least 1/2"
from the bottom of the belly.  In the event of a forced landing if you loose
your landing gear or in the case of retractables when landing with the gear
up, you do not want the drain valve sticking out the bottom , if anything
protected so that it will not be broken off and fuel spill out and start a
fire.

This is explained in the manual if my memory serves me right.

Fred

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Derrick" <scott at tnstaafl.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Sump Tank FG-Elite


> Larry,
>
> Mines a STD RG and I don't know what difference that makes.  The bottom
> of my sump is about an 1.25 inches above the floor, with an aluminum
> tube that connect the sump to the sump drain valve...
>
> Scott
>
> lawrence epstein wrote:
> > I am finally getting around to installing the sump tank in the plane.
> >
> > Is this supposed to end up in contact with the floor (at least at the
> > sump drain hardpoint)?
> > In my case, the side ducts interfere with the tabs on the sump tank I
> > would have to grind off about 1/3 of the tab on each side in order to
> > get the tank to drop down. At that point, it would still be interfered
> > with by the brake line on each side @ the junction of the
> > duct/floor/gear BH (that is where my aluminum break line goes thru the
> > gear BH).
> >
> >
> > Larry Epstein
> >
> >
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