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Old 05-24-2011 | 07:10 AM
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Default RE: first flight good, second flight BAD.


ORIGINAL: eddieC

Heli's have the same issues with tank location, and run header tanks to keep the engine reliable. As I said before, I doubt tank location is a factor in all 4 different birds.

I have never seen a heli that didn't have its tank mounted at least close to being centered, yet they usually have header tanks. Maybe a few scale heli's but I don'tthink I have seen a serious scale heli model for a very long time. Even so a header tank will not correct an off center tank, just as raising a fuel line well above or well below the engine will not affect the pressure. The header tank is there to keep a full tank so that very aggressive aerobatics will not cause the engine to pick up air and foamed fuel.