Brian, Doesn't 14 gallons in the header and 5 in each wing add up to 24 gallons instead of 29? Rick Wilson.
--- Brian Kraut <eng...@earthlink.net> wrote: > 14 gallons in the header and 5 gallons in each wing. > I could have > probably gone a few more gallons in the wings but 29 > gallons should be > more than sufficient unless you are building a > single seater with a big > fuel hungry engine. > > Oh, one thing I forgot. The forward control cable > for the aileron runs > just behind the forward spar so you obviously need > to cut the foam there > so the cable doesn't hit the tank. I had my plane > hanging upside down > so the elevator hung in the full up position which > meant the stick was > full back and the aileron cable was in the full > forward position. I > almost didn't realize that the cable was going to > rub against the glass > on the tank when I pulled the stick back. Make sure > you have clearance > with the stick in any position. > > I also put a vent tube in each tank. I drilled a > 1/4" hole at the > forward corner of the tank in the bottom and floxed > in a piece of > aluminum tube that was bent forward on the bottom of > the wing. > > I also made an indention on the back corner of the > bottom foam plate and > after it was glassed I took out some foam and > epoxied in an aluminum > fuel tank flange so I could put in a strainer. > > Max Hardberger wrote: > > >Thanks, Brian. You have given me hope. What was > your total fuel capacity > >when finished (header plus wing tanks)? > > > >Max > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html ===== Rick Wilson, Haleyville, Alabama KR2-0200A -99% rwdw2...@yahoo.com
