According to the “flow chart” that lists the order of tasks, one of the things I have to do is build the fuel sump. In most planes I’ve flown, the fuel is fed to the engine from the two fuel tanks (one in each wing) by using a fuel selector. Low-wing airplanes require you to select either the “right” or “left” fuel tank. With these planes, you have remember to switch tanks every 30 minutes or so in order to keep the plane in balance. On the Velocity, a “sump” is used. This is a small (about 3 to 5 gallon) tank that is mounted at the bottom of the firewall. Fuel drains from both tanks into the sump which then feeds into the engine. Brilliant!

The fuel sump is pre-molded but is the front is not attached. There are a couple hardpoints for fuel lines that have to be bonded on.  So one of the tasks today is to bond these hardpoints on. This similar to the hardpoints on the floor for the seats. So they are epoxied into place and they covered with 2 layers of BID.