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Fuel tank select valve.

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Ernie L.

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This I’m sure is a really stupid question, but what has everyone done for a fuel selector switch for the wing tank?

Do y’all have independent feed systems like a regular production aircraft where either tank feeds separate and independent from the other, or do y’all use the fuselage tank as a main and transfer fuel from the wing as needed?

The rear seat is nowhere near the center section to allow for an easily reached selector, so I’d love to hear y’all’s various approaches to this. Having the minimum fuel line run is a goal, while also avoiding electric tank selectors. Those, in my book, are a needless complication and just another thing to add complexity, weight, and a failure point.
 

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