Larry How long is the fuel tank to get 12.5 gals. I was calculating mine in the same location and found 48 inches long and 10 inches wide would give me 12 gals. Joe
On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 7:08 PM, Larry&Sallie Flesner wrote: > At 01:41 PM 2/14/2014, you wrote: >> I might not make the >> tanks the full span between the spars but I would like to keep them >> full >> span for the stiffness it will give the wing being bonded to both the >> top >> and bottom skins. >> Dene Collett > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > A long slender tank from root to tip, located immediately behind the > forward spar helps to keep the CG shift to a minimum from full to > empty on fuel. My tanks are just 10 inches front to rear behind the > spar, full length of the outer wing panel and hold 12.5 gallon per > wing. The CG shifts forward 1 inch from 25 gallon to empty. My > tanks, while not connected from spar to spar, still add torsional > stiffness to the wing, which, when built to plans, is already stiff > enough. > > Larry Flesner > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options
