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Unread 08-31-06, 09:35 PM
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Ferry Tank Installation

Dear Sirs,
I am currently planning to take my 336 to Europe next summer via the North Atlantic route.(Goose Bay-Rekyavik-Glasgow)
Does any one have any experience with the plumbing for a ferry tank? I have already located a good source for a bladder tank, or I may just have a metal tank fabricated. So the question is how to get the fuel from the ferry tank, in the rear of the cabin, into one or both of the mains.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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Unread 09-02-06, 09:16 AM
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"T" into your cross feed line in the ceiling overhead, and use an electric pump to transfer the gas.

Thats what we did on a "G" model, and flew it three times from Houston to Cape Town, South Aftica. Five legs each way. First leg was Houston to San Juan, PR, non stop. Of course, the aircraft was about 35% overweight on take off, but we were also in the Restricted Category for aerial survey.
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Unread 09-05-06, 10:48 AM
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Many thanks foir the information.
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If you land in BGBW, Narsarsuaq, to refuel, the max leg is 650 miles with a need for 1000 mile safety range.

You can also take the northern route where the longest leg is about 450 miles with a safety range of about 650 miles being required.

You may find you do not need ferry tanks at all to save yourself the trouble.

It is a very neat trip which I have done a couple of times. If you have any specific questions, please drop me a note.

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In one of our 336 we just taped into the cross feed line in the ceiling overhead, and use an electric pump to transfer the gas.
We added a shutoff right above and behind the left side of the pilots head. Use a 40 gal tank and made many long flights in Central Am. doing recon.
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