Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 816710 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:20:11 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050323051926.UKHE2051.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:19:26 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] long range tanks Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:19:36 -0600 Message-ID: <001401c52f67$e7e245b0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C52F35.9D47D5B0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C52F35.9D47D5B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable And you're telling me this, because... :-) =20 =20 Rusty (only two tanks, and only 30 gallons) =20 =20 Rusty, =20 Don't have six tanks for extra fuel.=20 =20 Only have 3. Two wing tanks of only 40 gallons. Could put more in the = wings but it would make it tougher to handle with 3500 amphibs (a top secret = speed mod to beat Tracy). The other 120 gallons would be in a ferry tank in = the cabin. Some of the Murphy guys are putting fuel in a pod under the = fuselage. More complicated plumbing. Fuel is used up from the wings first. All = fuel is returned to the wings. When down about 60 gallons, the ferry tank = would be used. Getting the plumbing in now and anchor points for the ferry = tank. A range of about 2000 miles. Can't make it to Hawaii tho... =20 Barny MGDQ 20bt (vne 160 mph) ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C52F35.9D47D5B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
And you're=20 telling me this, because... :-) 
 
Rusty (only=20 two tanks, and only 30 gallons)
 
 
Rusty,
 
Don't have six tanks for extra=20 fuel. 
 
 Only have 3. Two wing tanks of = only 40=20 gallons. Could put more in the wings but it would make it tougher to = handle with=20 3500 amphibs (a top secret speed mod to beat Tracy). The other 120 = gallons would=20 be in a ferry tank in the cabin. Some of the Murphy guys are putting = fuel in a=20 pod under the fuselage. More complicated plumbing.  Fuel is used up = from=20 the wings first. All fuel is returned to the wings. When down about 60 = gallons,=20 the ferry tank would be used. Getting the plumbing in now and anchor = points for=20 the ferry tank. A range of about 2000 miles. Can't make it to Hawaii=20 tho...
 
Barny
MGDQ 20bt (vne 160 = mph)
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