X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:40:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2556523 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:12:52 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.68; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=mxoN7kRF58C2qWaFJA9aX1/aZwhdBuWGnZgPp8xsBJtfHmDBZ7kPqo4N03s0xKMf; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Cc:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [216.57.118.93] (helo=ccaselt2) by elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1IzjkF-0006IZ-6n; Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:12:15 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <052f01c836e4$412471d0$0302a8c0@nvidia.com> From: "Colyn Case on earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Cc: "Carl Cadwell" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Lancair IVP for sale and increased fuel/range. X-Original-Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:12:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_052C_01C836BA.57921EB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940d3d69061bc4e7f6e925f4aa21c079124350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 216.57.118.93 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_052C_01C836BA.57921EB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Carl, ouch! where were you 3 years ago when I was in the market? Anyway, I looked into expanding wing tanks. you have to peel off the = bottom skin, seal the new bays, reskin, leak test, purge, rework, = repaint. So you have to find someone who owes you a favor or is out of = work. However, an alternative is to put a tank right behind the rear seat = bulkhead. However, this only works with certain loadings and depends on = the CG of your aircraft. I had one built by fuel-safe in Bend. It = exactly fits the space between the extended luggage floor (top of gear = well where the wheels are) down to the bottom of the rear seat pressure = bulkhead. Mine holds 21 gallons. There's a variant of the 2-way fuel = valve with vapor return that is 3-way. In my airplane the CG implications are one 140lber or less in the back = seat, but you are going to be over gross if you do more than that = anyway. My airplane has more forward CG than most IV's though. YMMV Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_052C_01C836BA.57921EB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Carl, ouch! = where were you 3=20 years ago when I was in the market?

Anyway, I looked into expanding = wing=20 tanks. you have to peel off the bottom skin, seal the new bays, = reskin,=20 leak test, purge, rework, repaint. So you have to find = someone who=20 owes you a favor or is out of work.

However, an alternative is to put = a tank right=20 behind the rear seat bulkhead. However, this only works with = certain=20 loadings and depends on the CG of your aircraft. I had one built by fuel-safe in Bend. = It exactly=20 fits the space between the extended luggage floor (top of gear well = where the=20 wheels are) down to the bottom of the rear seat pressure = bulkhead. =20 Mine holds 21 gallons. There's a variant of the 2-way fuel = valve=20 with vapor return that is 3-way.

In my airplane the CG implications = are one=20 140lber or less in the back seat, but you are going to be over gross if = you do=20 more than that anyway. My airplane has more forward CG than most = IV's=20 though. YMMV

Colyn

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