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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Switching Fuel Tanks
Message-ID: <5111@alice.uUCp>
Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 09:12:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 09:12:36 1986
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> Why don't they make airplanes so that both fuel tanks supply fuel to
> the engine at the same time?  Seems like this would make things a lot
> easier.  You wouldn't forget to switch tanks, since you wouldn't have
> to.

They do.  They're called Cessnas.  It is apparently easier to go
without switching tanks in a high-wing airplane than a low-wing airplane.
The smaller Cessnas tend to have a fuel selector marked "L - Both - R - Off"
You still want to be able to use only one tank in case drawing
fuel unequally from the two tanks causes a weight unbalance during
extended cruising flight.