These tanks will hold 11.5 gallons each if filled to capacity. That is a total of 23 gallons at maximum capacity. The average weight of gasoline is 6.1 lbs per gallon, therefore both tanks filled to maximum capacity would carry, combined, a total weight of 140.3 pounds of gasoline. Now, let's say we burn 6.5 gallons (39.65 lbs) per hour, that would give us 3.5 hours of fuel. Now, let's say we cruise at 180mph, that gives us a range of 630 miles.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert glidden" <glid...@ccrtc.com> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:35 PM Subject: Re: KR>Aluminum wing tanks > How much weight are you adding in fuel weight?Thanks Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> > To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 9:15 AM > Subject: KR>Aluminum wing tanks > > > > Dana Overall has finished with Mark Jones' wingtank. The details are at > > http://www.krnet.org/wingtank/ . If I ever have to build another one, > it'll > > be done this way. Total weight is something like 5 pounds, and you can > > check it for leaks before it's installed. It's riveted and sealed, so > > there's no welding involved. I think Dana said it holds 11.5 gallons with > > airspace at the top. Maybe Mark can tell us more about it... > > > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
