Good safety in case of total electrical failure as gravity feed to the engine. Bob Surrey BC canada CGRJL.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 16, 2021, at 1:59 PM, Flesner <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 11/16/2021 1:32 PM, Flesner wrote: >> Please clarify the term "header tank". I always thought "header tank" meant >> a tank that provided gravity feed to provide a "head pressure" at the carb, >> not requiring engine driven or electric pumps. >> Larry Flesner > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > I found the following so I guess it has nothing to do with "gravity". So, you > can have a "header tank" in the wing. Amazing how much info is available if > you only ask. > > Image result for what is aircraft header tank > <https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+aircraft+header+tank&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=mFc1iQoBMMeWGM%252ClN7IKaRUwZ04PM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRnpiB9TYRY5icntOWH_6qt7jhJXQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYnb_c7530AhVsk2oFHbitD3MQ9QF6BAgFEAE#imgrc=mFc1iQoBMMeWGM> > > A header tank is *a reservoir of fuel placed in the fuselage between the > engine and all other fuel tanks*. > > > Larry Flesner > ________________________________ > -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -Change list delivery options at > https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board > -Search recent KRnet Archives at > https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ > -Search John Bouyea's decades of archive at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ________________________________ -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -Change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Bouyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
