Me and my brother are at a loss, we understand the basics of how the upside down thing works, but how does the engine get fuel when the tank is turned around, is it a vacoom and how would that work or is the intake from the tank in the back of the it, so the fuel is forced into the engine? Thanks.
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The F-18 can only fly inverted for a limited amount of time, something like 30 seconds as the fuel already in the feed lines will keep the engines going for long enough to get the plane righted. The Blue Angels have to modify their aircraft by adding an extra fuel pump to the top of the tank to maintain fuel feed during long inverted maneuvers.
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