T
RAINING
M
ANUAL
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L
ANCAIR
IV/IVP
FUEL SYSTEM
The aircraft has two wet wing fuel tanks. The fuel tanks vary in size from 80
gallons to 110 gallons and run from the inboard to outboard end of each wing.
The tanks are vented to the outside atmosphere by ports on the bottom of the
wingtip and each cell has flush type filler caps mounted above the cell. There are
one or two low point drains on each wing. Fuel runs into a baffle tank on the
inboard end of the cell. It has a one way flapper valve that keeps fuel from
running outboard in unbalanced flight. Generally, two gallons is unusable per
wing.
The selector valve located on the floor below the throttle quadrant has a LEFT
RIGHT and OFF position. Fuel will not flow if the pilot selects an intermediate
position. The pilot must select the respective tank and switch tanks often in flight
in order to maintain a balanced wing.
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