Thanks Larry Good to know about the LongEzes. I had forgotten about that. Most of my ideas have no bases except my version of common sense and my fertile imagination. I don't plan on making the tanks droppable but I will beef up the underside in case of a gear collapse. I figure they need to be able to handle a 1000 ft skid with a 500lb load without penetration. That may mean making the bottom side 1/2 inch thick or possibly glassing in an aluminum plate between the layers to take any abuse. I will be testing a prototype soon. Also a neat thing is that I can build the capcitive fuel qty system right into the sides of the tank or into one of the baffles. I am currently building the circuit boards from Jim Wiers design.
http://www.rst-engr.com/kitplanes/KP0007/KPsch.jpg --- On Wed, 10/20/10, Larry H. <lah...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Larry H. <lah...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: KR> Here's something to ponder To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 5:38 PM ________________________________ From: Craig Williams kr2seaf...@yahoo.com Not sure if the aerodynamics would be the same but if you have seen the baggage pods on LongEzes (Rutan design pusher) there is very little if any airspeed difference while using them to carry extra baggage. These pods are attached with a few screws, fairly easy to take off or install after initial installation. Maybe your on to something, engine quits, need to crash land, eject the pods before touchdown, maybe at least get rid of a possible fire! There's a wild idea for you!! LOL Larry H. More crazy ideas from the Sea Fury guy. I got a million of them. LOL I hav Soooooo, what about using drop tanks on my Seafury. Craig www.kr2seafury.com Craig, I hope I am not on the ground in your flight path when you decide to drop your drop tanks! ;-) LOL _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
