A wet sump is close if the pan is deep enough that the crank is well above any oil level including high G and high negative G.
Really de-aerating oil requires a tall vertical tank, air comes out of suspension as it passes through. By comparison, a wet sump may only be a few inches deep and returned oil may reach the pickup in seconds, unless the pan is very baffled to form a labyrinth.


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