Hi George,
I was excited for you when Randy indicated that you FINALLY received your
kit, welcome as a builder.
An approach I used for my CH 701 amphib is somewhat similar to what George
describes. It was practical for the 701 when one did not want to lift 5 gal
cans (auto fuel Rotax 912) to the top of the wing.
I am not sure if the same approach is practical with the 80 gal fuel
capacity of the "Muskie" (our amphibs name).
But For what it's worth:
The 701 had three tanks 2 @ six gallons in the wings and a 7 gal in front of
the instrument panel. The three tanks where plumbed as one with the top of
the fuselage tank vented to the right wing tank. All three tanks ran
downhill to a single sump about the size of a half a soup can located under
the pilots seat.
A hydraulic quick disconnect ( a few drips on occasion) was fitted to the
bottom of the sump along side the quick drain, both protruded from the
fuselage bottom near the left edge of the aircraft on the pilots side. Both
where protected from accidental damage. Adjacent to the quick disconnect was
a power plug supplying 12 volts.
A facet fuel pump was fitted with the other end of the hydraulic quick
disconnect, a short cord to fit the 12 volt power plug and a length of fuel
hose.
Now you have to keep in mind that the 701 had a 19 gal capacity and burned 4
GPH (boy those where the days).
While one was doing a preflight etc. you simply inserted the hose into the
five gal can of fuel, connected the hydraulic fitting, plugged in the power
and the little facet pump fueled the system via the set up at the bottom of
the sump. I must admit that I never emptied more that two five gal cans this
way but at times it was more convenient than lugging the cans to the top of
the wing trying to balance a 35 Lb. can of fuel. Pouring into a funnel and
at the same time trying to save the paint took some effort.
I have been pondering a similar system for the Muskie and have not yet
researched enough to know if there is hardware with reasonable weight etc.
which would provide enough capacity to pump the extra fuel needed by the
Muskie in a timely manner.
I like the idea of having the option of pumping fuel into the system. It
worked like a charm from the sump area, an attractive idea when one finds it
necessary or economically prudent to fuel from five gallon cans or 55 gal
barrels.
Regards,
Don Boardman
& Partner
Randy Bowers
Muskie #130 M-14PF Aerocet 3400 Amphibs Rome, NY
From: "George Coy" <
gesoco@together.net>
Reply-To: <
murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:33:35 -0500
To:
murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: RE: Fueling the Moose
Hi All,
Now that I have received my kit I am "officially" a builder as well as an
engine supplier.
I have faced a similar problem in refueling aircraft with wing tanks
located high off the ground. How about two fillers? Use the inboard if you
do not need all of the fuel. I once owned an AN-2 aircraft. It is 20 feet to
the top wing and the fuel fillers. They had a system of climbing up the rear
of the fuselage and walking to the top wing. We then lowered a rope to the
guy with the hose. This is not practical on the MOOSE. They also had a
second way. They put an electric high capacity fuel pump and a small header
tank in the lower part of the fuselage. You could refuel the aircraft from
drums with this system. Hook a hose to the pump and put the hose in the drum
and turn the pump on. The or the other way was to start pumping from the
header tank with the onboard pump and then start filling the header tank
with the refueling hose. Worked really well as the Russian systems often do.
George Coy
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