Float level tube from top of wing with indicator inside tube. Some drag penalty, Virg
On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 08:34:04 -0600 (Mountain Daylight Time) "gleone" <gle...@tritel.net> writes: > He could probably require contact Grumman and ask for the details. > My Tr-2 > used sight gages but how they got it to read is a mystery to me. > They > worked very well, though. > > -------Original Message------- > > From: KR builders and pilots > Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 8:02:47 AM > To: KR builders and pilots > Subject: Re:KR>quantity indicator systems. > > Chuck, > To the best of my knowledge a sight gauge is a see-thru glass or > plastic tube that must be mounted at the same height as the gas tank > because > the level of fuel it shows is the same as the level in the tank. > I am curious to know how you are going to make this work in wing > tanks? > > Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx > rstos...@hot.rr.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <crk...@aol.com> > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 10:55 PM > Subject: Re: KR>quantity indicator systems. > > > > Larry, > > Have you thought of using a sight tube like the one for the header > tank? > > I use to fly an American Yankee and it had wing tanks and it used > sight > tubes > > as fuel gauges. I'm planning on having wing tanks w/o a header > tank and > > that's the method I plan to use. I'm also open to other > suggestions. > > > > Chuck Wyatt > > Tehuacana, Texas > > crk...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > Virgil N. Salisbury Amsoil www.lubedealer.com/salisbury
