Timeline for What is that pitot-like device under the left wing of the Cessna 152?
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| Mar 20, 2021 at 1:11 | comment | added | JScarry | @Vikki-formerlySean I don’t know. It’s been a while since I’ve flown Cessnas and I just don’t remember. | |
| Mar 20, 2021 at 0:10 | comment | added | Vikki | @JScarry: If you fill the lower tank first and then fill the higher tank, won't the fuel from the higher tank still drain to the lower tank and overflow out the tank vents? | |
| Jan 20, 2020 at 4:58 | comment | added | JScarry | @ymb there is a line that connects the two tanks. That’s one reason why it’s difficult to use fuel from only one tank in a Cessna. It’s also why, when you are refueling on a slope, you always want to fill the tank on the lower side first because otherwise the fuel on the higher tank drains to the lower tank and you have to go back and refill it. | |
| Jan 20, 2020 at 4:57 | comment | added | pericynthion | The tanks are plumbed together so only one vent is necessary. | |
| Jan 20, 2020 at 4:48 | comment | added | user14897 | Thanks. How come it's on the left side only? | |
| Jan 20, 2020 at 4:45 | history | answered | HiddenWindshield | CC BY-SA 4.0 |