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| Subject: | Johannsen tip tanks for the RV6A |
Anyone (else) flying with a set of these? I have them installed and plumbed in
as gravity feed (with check-valves) to the main tanks. I know that the HW guys
recommend check-valve-pumps to keep the fuel out there and pump it all in at
once - I don't remember if they have gauges built in to their tanks - which
might be helpful if you only pump a partial
Trying to determine what others have seen as the usable capacity and if there have
been any issues with feeding the tips to the mains causing them to dump fuel
out the main vents. I have my main vents cut a little shallower than the vents
built in to the tip-tanks. I have only used them a couple of times - and
only once did I take off with a full fuel load. On a recent flight when I actually
used them (full fuel load), I put more fuel in during the refuel evolution
than my fuel computer said that I flowed - so I'm thinking I might have dumped
some due to over-pressurization. How are your main vents relative to the
tip vents?
I need to level the plane, block the outlets, and fill them up to see anyway -
but I thought I would try to get some feedback...
Any experiences will be appreciated!
Thanks,
Ralph Capen
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