X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.117] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2334399 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:10:35 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.131.117; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from mwebmail18.att.net ([204.127.135.57]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13) with SMTP id <2007091621094811300ffn15e>; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:09:58 +0000 Received: from [4.255.202.159] by mwebmail18.att.net; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:09:47 +0000 From: keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re:Project & Mistral was Fiberglass fuel tanks Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:09:47 +0000 Message-Id: <091620072109.12124.46ED9B9A0008F5CB00002F5C2160376316019D9B040A05@att.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Mar 24 2007) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VsdHJvQGF0dC5uZXQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12124_1189976987_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12124_1189976987_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Steve, How is project coming along.........Should be getting close........Have you heard from "Mistral" lately..........I have not heard from them for some time..........Were they present at Oshkosh this year ?? -- Kelly Troyer "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold -------------- Original message from Steve Thomas : -------------- I'm not flying yet, but the resin system used in my aircraft is impervious to ethanol. I'm building a Glasair, and the resin system is a Dow 411-45 vinyl-ester resin system. The vinyl-esters were originally designed for making fiberglass underground gas tanks. All Glasairs have a integral gas tank in the forward part of the wing. However, be cautious about using any vinyl-ester or polyester resin system over epoxy. It won't stick. Best Regards, Steve ____________________________________________________________________ On Sep 16, 2007, at 12:41 PM, James Maher wrote: Is there anyone in this group who is running Mogas with ethanol exclusively and also has fiberglass fuel tank(s)? If anyone fits this profile and their tanks are holding up and not leaking or softening please respond with what type of resin system was used. I used the Aeropoxy brand epoxy and this did not hold up. I am looking for an alternative. Thanks, Jim --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12124_1189976987_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Steve,
   How is project coming along.........Should be getting close........Have
you heard from "Mistral" lately..........I have not heard from them for
some time..........Were they present at Oshkosh this year ??
--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold




-------------- Original message from Steve Thomas <steve@stevet.net>: --------------

I'm not flying yet, but the resin system used in my aircraft is impervious to ethanol. I'm building a Glasair, and the resin system is a Dow 411-45 vinyl-ester resin system. The vinyl-esters were originally designed for making fiberglass underground gas tanks. All Glasairs have a integral gas tank in the forward part of the wing.

However, be cautious about using any vinyl-ester or polyester resin system over epoxy. It won't stick.

Best Regards,

Steve
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On Sep 16, 2007, at 12:41 PM, James Maher wrote:

Is there anyone in this group who is running Mogas with ethanol exclusively and also has
fiberglass fuel tank(s)?
If anyone fits this profile and their tanks are holding up and not leaking or softening please respond with what type of resin system was used.
I used the Aeropoxy brand epoxy and this did not hold up.
I am looking for an alternative.
Thanks,
Jim

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