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Dana

Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 1047
Location: Connecticut, USA

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: Engine quits in Mid flight -Forced Landing- Fuel

At 10:56 AM 10/31/2009, Mike Welch wrote:

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		  ...we weren't talking about these, either.  We were talking about wind 

driven fuel pumps.



   Think about it.  Sitting on the runway, zero airspeed, all ready for 

 that long climbout at slow airspeed, and expecting an air driven pump to 

 power your fuel supply.  Even Rube Goldfarb woul find it a challenge!!!



   You're not suggesting Sully could drop his wind driven generator on the 

 ramp. and furnish cabin air conditioning, are you?


	


No, I know very well what the ram air turbines are for; I was just making a 

comment.



While I'm sure an air powered fuel could be made, I see no reason to 

believe that it'd be any better or more reliable than other options.



Despite what my now-flitered naysayer says, I'm still working on learning 

just how much height is required for gravity feed with no pump.  Gravity 

never fails.



-Dana

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