Ric, My plans for the KR2S indicate outer wing section tanks for more fuel, and a small (5 gal.) header tank. Mine is all in a header tank (20 gals. ) built similar to NASCAR race car fuel tanks including explosafe foam.
Bob Sauer From: resa...@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Wilson" <rwdw2...@yahoo.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:27 AM Subject: Re: KR>G load - tank question. > Justin, What plans are you reading? Mine for the KR2 > say to build the tank under the forward deck, if > additional tanks are wanted put them in the stub > wings. Rick Wilson. > --- Justin <jmw...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > > Speaking about outer wing tanks, whats the > > advantages and disadvantages of > > this. The plans say to put the fuel out there but I > > haven't seen any KR's > > with that setup. > > > > Justin > > N116JW > > www.geocities.com/attngrabber14/Home > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> > > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 6:27 PM > > Subject: KR>G load - tank question. > > > > > > > >I ask because I was wondering if the fuel tanks > > in the outboard wings > > > would be easier on the wafs than that extra load > > in the fusealge area. As > > > it is the wings holding up the fuselage. > > > >Steve McGee > > > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > That's the route I went because I knew my KR would > > be heavy and > > > I wanted to take some of the load off the WAF's. > > You must also > > > consider what moving the fuel rearward will do to > > your CG and > > > also to the handling qualities when you move up to > > maybe 150 > > > pounds from the fuselage and hang it out in the > > outer wing > > > panels. > > > > > > I did more taxi text today with the tail up! If I > > can't get the inspector > > > to schedule a visit real soon this thing is going > > to fly without me !! > > :-) > > > > > > Larry Flesner > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > see KRnet list details at > > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > ===== > Rick Wilson, Haleyville, Alabama KR2-0200A -99% rwdw2...@yahoo.com > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
