>Well, yes the fuel tanks will add stress to the WAF but only on the ground >and during landing because in the out board panels they don't count towards >the gross weight.
With tanks in the stubs you have to watch your weight for >take off , flight and landing because the weight is always on the fuselage, >atleast in the outboard panels the wing is flying so the weight does not >count. >David Mikesell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ David, I think your statements could easily be misunderstood or lead people to wrong conclusions. Weight ALWAYS counts toward something and has consiquences. Weight ANYWHERE on the airplane counts toward gross weight and will affect the aircraft performance accordingly. The safety margin gained structurally with fuel in the outer wing is THAT weight is not being carried through the WAF. That's it. All other effects of moving weight outboard to the wing panels stated by several netters including yourself must be considered. Larry Flesner
