Two ways of bettering gravity feed system: reducing 25 to 35 F fuel temperature rise between tank and fuel line near engine, and keeping pressure drop from tank to carburetor bowl as low as possible; in military aircraft centrifugal pumps submerged in fuel tank should be used which keep fuel system under higher pressure than atmosphere.
Light aircraft vapor lock problems
Soc Automotive Engrs -- J
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Journal ; 57 , n 3
1949
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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