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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:00:41 -0600
From: Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net>
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer
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<... Being lazy & cheap ...>
Those kinds of people are the source of most creative solutions

Charlie & Tupper England wrote:

> Being lazy & cheap, my 1st response would be to pay $10 for a steel 55
> gal drum. If you really want an AL tank, why not just use a/c grade AL
> sheet & assemble the 6 sides & internal stiffening ribs with proseal &
> rivets?
>
> If you really want to weld, how about welding the lid on one of those AL
> tool boxes made to hang in the bed of a pickup?
>
> (I told you I was lazy.)
>
> Charlie
>
> marc wrote:
>
> > 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)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything
Crossville, TN; Chapter 5
Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T