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What are the pros and cons of connecting tanks and sumps?

April 26, 2017cons pros sumps tanks

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What are the pros and cons of connecting tanks and sumps?

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Folks loyal to separate fuel tanks proclaim advantages in isolating one tank from the other in case of a lost fuel cap, tank rupture, or contamination. Folks loyal to common fuel systems proclaim ease of fuel management. Common sumps do introduce more fuel into the cockpit and can complicate fuel plumbing. Of course, the separate fuel system is the only approach recommended by the Designer. If you are partial to common fuel systems, Vance Atkinson’s common fuel sump plans are presented in the January 1993 edition of the Central States Association newsletter.