Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts.  I am building an SQ2000 canard pusher

with a

13B. I have two
strake fuel tanks that would be considered "mid-wing". I plan on

having a

fuel line from each tank
into my approximately 2 gallon sump tank, and from there it will go

to the

fuel pumps, fuel rail,
and to the regulator.  My question is, is it best to have the unused

return

fuel from the fuel
pressure regulator go back into the sump tank, or run a seperate line

back up

into one of the fuel
strake tanks?
    I am getting ready to put the top on the second strake tank, and

it would

be best to install
any and all fuel lines before the top goes on permanently.
     Thanks so much for your suggestions. Hope to see as many

rotaries as

possible at Sun-N-Fun
soon.   Paul Conner

On my Cozy, I installed one 3/8" return line to each tank. The cozy has

one

2qt sump blister under each tank. I will be running one supply line from
each sump to shut off valve, than small gascolator for the water and

heavy

contaminants, electric fuel pump and after that in to Y to the engine.

All

the return fuel goes in to my left (Main) tank. Fuel level control will

be

done by:
Start and taxi on the left main tank
Take off both pumps (both tanks) running
Cruise switch tanks when left goes down. The return fuel fills it

slowly, so

I go back to left tank...
At least that's my plan.
--

Bulent Aliev
Ft Lauderdale, FL

If I understand this setup correctly, it will be a fuel management
nightmare.  The flaw is in the statement "The return fuel fills it slowly".

 The return flow can be as much as 30 - 40  GPH.  Do the math and I think
you'll see that this would be unsatisfactory.   Get busy in the cockpit,
forget about fuel management while on right tank and it could be a disaster.

Tracy Crook

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