Larry I think that there some people that are aware of the Grumman AA1 which had a spar and wing tank of just the very thing. I remember that I was told that because of the gravity in manuvers that you could run the risk of fuel starvation. Well, I tend not to think that way what with the baffleing and that mesh-net that can be put into the tank. I think that the Grumman AA1 had baffles in the tank. And, the new extended range tanks for the AA1 are 8" dia. agri irrigation pipes. I just think that the whole conversation about the use of auto gas would come to a hualt with the use of the pipes as fuel tanks.
And it sure seems that with baffleing, the starvation would be cured. Greg Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 4:46 PM Subject: KR> PVC Fuel tanks/ alum tubes > Instead of using PVC wing tanks we > >could use aluminum thin walled agricultural tubing. the stuff used in the > >giant traveling irrigators. It comes in standard sizes from 2 to 12 inch > >diameter, from .050 to 094 wall thickness. << > >++++++++++ > >>You just won "most useful post" with that one! > ++++++++++++++++++++=>++ > >I agree, but with a question. Would the "explosafe" type foam filler act as > >a baffle? if not, what would we use for slosh baffles? > >Allen G. Wiesner > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > How about a small diameter alum tube with disc welded on at > several locations slipped inside the larger tube. If the smaller > tube were hollow and had a number of holes in it you'd not > lose much capasity. The disc would be self centering and > rather light if they had several 1/2" diameter holes. > > Larry Flesner > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
