One idea that occurred to me, was that a sufficiently large-diameter PVC pipe, properly sealed & run through the space between the leading edge and the front spar would make an ideal fuel tank... However, since I got my KR project with the wings prebuilt and a large header tank in place, I'm going with that for now...
On 2/15/2014 6:27 AM, joemalsack at charter.net wrote: > Larry > How long is the fuel tank to get 12.5 gals. I was calculating mine in > the same location and found 48 inches long and 10 inches wide would > give me 12 gals. > Joe > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 7:08 PM, Larry&Sallie Flesner wrote: > >> At 01:41 PM 2/14/2014, you wrote: >>> I might not make the >>> tanks the full span between the spars but I would like to keep them >>> full >>> span for the stiffness it will give the wing being bonded to both >>> the top >>> and bottom skins. >>> Dene Collett >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> A long slender tank from root to tip, located immediately behind the >> forward spar helps to keep the CG shift to a minimum from full to >> empty on fuel. My tanks are just 10 inches front to rear behind the >> spar, full length of the outer wing panel and hold 12.5 gallon per >> wing. The CG shifts forward 1 inch from 25 gallon to empty. My >> tanks, while not connected from spar to spar, still add torsional >> stiffness to the wing, which, when built to plans, is already stiff >> enough. >> >> Larry Flesner >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to >> change options > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options
