I've been looking at the finger strainers I got from Aircraft Spruce, and I'm pretty disappointed with them. The hole size looks to be somewhere between 1/32"-1/16", which would pass through particles large enough to kill a fuel pump or carburetor. I'll have fuel filters for that, but why aren't fuel socks used? Something like this:
https://www.racetronix.biz/product.asp?ic=ffs-260g
It filters down to 30 microns, it has a bigger surface area to collect fuel, and they are pretty much bulletproof in cars, they usually only get changed if the in-tank fuel pump dies.
I understand I'd need a internal pipe from the external fuel line connection to the sock. Is there some reason these aren't used in aircraft, or that the finger strainers are the norm?
https://www.racetronix.biz/product.asp?ic=ffs-260g
It filters down to 30 microns, it has a bigger surface area to collect fuel, and they are pretty much bulletproof in cars, they usually only get changed if the in-tank fuel pump dies.
I understand I'd need a internal pipe from the external fuel line connection to the sock. Is there some reason these aren't used in aircraft, or that the finger strainers are the norm?
