Just to play devil's advocate, whats the attraction of an aluminum
fuel tank over a plastic one, or a fiberglass one?
I am familiar with the problems with Europa's plastic tank, but that
does not mean aluminum is better. You are trading off one problem for
another.
On that thought, can a tank be 3D printed?
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com> wrote:
> Pete,
> The tank support holders on the front are a part of that testing. The
> original tank bulged pretty well. The new tank is stiffer, but you've heard
> my rant on tank support.
> Bud
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Zutrauen
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: XS Fuel Tank Kiwi Mod
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> I am surprised to hear that the stock tank keeps it's shape under 6g's of
> load. Was this test actually done when the kit was originally tested and
> approved in Britain?
>
> Cheers,
> Pete
> A239
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com> wrote:
>>
>> Please use extreme caution.
>> Light Aircraft fuel tanks do not get pressurized more than a few inches of
>> water pressure as they are vented. The tank must be filled and load tested
>> to a minimum of a/c limit times 1.5. It must hold shape when tested.
>>
>> Regards
>> Bud
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
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>> tennant <barrington.tennant@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> <barrington.tennant@gmail.com>
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>> John,
>>
>> Perhaps I am being a bit old today, but why should you need a pressure
>> test on a container that is free to ambient pressure?
>>
>> --------
>> Barry Tennant
>> D-EHBT
>> At EDLM - Germany
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