KR> Fuel tank construction

2008-10-12 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 10:19 PM 6/3/2007, you wrote: > > For fuel connections I would cut out a round aluminum plate out of 3/8" > > aluminum, drill and tap a 3/8" NPT hole in the middle, and build this into > > the structure as you build the tanks. ++= No

KR> Fuel tank construction

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Larry Flesner wrote: > No need to do the machining. I guess you're right about that, but some folks are like me and would rather spend a few minutes with the bandsaw, drill, and tap, using a scrap of aluminum left over from something else, and be done with it in ten minutes rather than wait fo

KR> Fuel tank construction

2008-10-12 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
>I guess you're right about that, but some folks are like me and would rather >spend a few minutes with the bandsaw, drill, and tap, using a scrap of >aluminum left over from something else, and be done with it in ten minutes >rather than wait for a few days for the mail and spend the $ for the "r

KR> Fuel tank construction

2008-10-12 Thread StRaNgEdAyS
Mark L. I'm glad to hear you're getting close to finishing! I must admit I'm eagerly awaiting the reports of your first flights, particularly with regard to the angle of incidence of the horizontal stabiliser. I imagine the final setting will be in the area of -1°, but I will await your reports wit

KR> Fuel tank construction

2008-10-12 Thread Ray Fuenzalida
Looks good. I read your comments and for the recored, I am going with 2 aluminum wing tanks and an aluminum header tank. Ray --- Mark Langford wrote: > This reminded me that I've had my main tank full of > fuel for something like > four months now, and the aux tank about half full, > and no l

KR> Fuel tank construction

2008-10-12 Thread Phil Matheson
I do remember reading an article in a flying mag ???, which a Lancair had fuel leaking from inside the sealed wings, and the wing would have to be replaced to fix it, Phil Matheson mathe...@dodo.com.au VH-PKR ( Phil's KR) 61 3 58833588 Australia.( Down Under) See My KR2 Building Web Pag

KR> Fuel tank construction

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
This reminded me that I've had my main tank full of fuel for something like four months now, and the aux tank about half full, and no leaks (yet). I guess I did OK there. Details of how I did it are at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/wingtank.html . I'm in the middle of cutting access panels fo

KR> Fuel tank construction

2008-10-12 Thread joe_be...@netzero.net
I just completed a new tank for my KR-2 made of carbon fiber, 7781 glass inner liner, and kevlar on the outside. I used Shell 862 resin and TETA hardner, the same stuff they used to use at Lancair. I worked there for ten years part time and they used the Shell 862 on all of their parts. Due to