Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 18:18:29 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mxsf22.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.222] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3125748 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 12:40:53 -0500 Received: from office (66.169.217.190.ts46v-02.dntn.tx.charter.com [66.169.217.190] (may be forged)) by mxsf22.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i2RHcA1I052509 for ; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 12:38:13 -0500 (EST) From: "marc" X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer X-Original-Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 11:38:16 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000f01c41422$496f96f0$6502a8c0@office> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C413EF.FED526F0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C413EF.FED526F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The tank idea is good, but can anyone suggest an inexpensive place for me to purchase sheet alumumin for a self supporting tank? (someplace that would even cut it up to my pattern would be even better!) I will weld it up myself, in a custom form, so it has to be thick enough. Any suggestions on the thickness, weldability and strength for a moveable AL tank? Marc Wiese -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:20 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer Rusty why not just 'tee' into the gas line from the tank? If you get the tee close enought to the tank it shouldn't be to bad, it won't be gas pump fast but... should work shouldn't it? Jarrett I thought about that, but I'm reluctant to modify the new truck, particularly on the high pressure side of the fuel line. I haven't listened to the pump, but on some vehicles, the fuel pump comes on to pre-pressurize the system at the first position of the key switch. I thought about putting a line after the pump (which is probably in the tank), and using the vehicles pump to transfer fuel to the plane. I'm afraid this would be pretty slow though. The current thought is a custom made aluminum tank, that's on wheels, but could be secured in the truck bed. It would also have to have a nice ground wire attachment, to connect to the truck, or plane as needed. The idea would be to also have a cart on wheels at the hanger, which would be the same height as the truck bed. I could easily roll the tank from the truck bed onto the cart, then wheel the cart over to the plane. It should be high enough to gravity feed into the plane, via a large line installed at the bottom of the tank. Still thinking about it, but it's not my biggest problem at the moment. Cheers, Rusty (finished the new W&B numbers, but I can't post the results until tonight) ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C413EF.FED526F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

The tank idea is good, but can anyone = suggest an inexpensive place for me to = purchase sheet alumumin = for a self supporting tank? (someplace that would even cut it up to my pattern = would be even better!) I will weld it up myself, in a custom form, so it has to = be thick enough. Any suggestions on the thickness, weldability and strength for a moveable AL<= font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial> tank?

 

Marc Wiese

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy
Sent: Saturday, March 27, = 2004 11:20 AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Fuel Transfer

 

Rusty why not just 'tee' into the gas line from the tank? If you get the tee close enought to the tank it shouldn't be to bad, it won't be gas pump fast = but... should work shouldn't it?

Jarrett

 

I thought about that, but I'm = reluctant to modify the new truck, particularly on the high pressure side of the fuel line.  I haven't listened to the pump, but on some vehicles, = the fuel pump comes on to pre-pressurize the system at the first position of the = key switch.  I thought about putting a line after the pump (which is = probably in the tank), and using the vehicles pump to transfer fuel to the = plane.  I'm afraid this would be pretty slow though. 

 

The current thought is a custom = made aluminum tank, that's on wheels, but could be secured in the truck = bed.  It would also have to have a nice ground wire attachment, to connect to = the truck, or plane as needed.  The idea would be to also have = a cart on wheels at the hanger, which would be the same height as the truck = bed.  I could easily roll the tank from the truck bed onto the cart, then wheel = the cart over to the plane.  It should be high enough to gravity feed = into the plane, via a large line installed at the bottom of the tank.  =

 

Still thinking about it, but it's = not my biggest problem at the moment.

 

Cheers,

Rusty (finished the new W&B = numbers, but I can't post the results until tonight)

 

 

 

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