How can fighter jets fly upside-down in regards to the fuel intake

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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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My understanding is that modern aircraft use a fuel pump. The issue you mentioned was a problem in WW2 and one really cool lady had a solution.

https://www.kenleyrevival.org/content/history/women-at-war/beatrice-shilling-revolutionising-spitfire

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