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1. 06:23 PM - Re: Gap seal (wakataka)
2. 06:55 PM - Re: Twinstar fuel tank options (Jim Thomson)
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Brian Carpenter has come up with a great way to make gap seals from foam pool noodles.
He pulls the noodles through a heated die.
https://electricmotorglider.com/2017/07/15/57-80-10-large-gap-seal/
The resulting foam shape fits snugly between the aileron tube and the trailing
edge of the wing and completely fills in the profile of the wing shape between
the trailing edge and the aileron.
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| Subject: | Re: Twinstar fuel tank options |
Air-Tech Inc Ultralights sells a 10 gallon fuel tank. I purchased and
installed two tanks on my Kolb Mk3 and am very happy with the now 20 gallon
fuel capacity.
https://www.air-techinc.com/product_detail.php?pid=1079
Jim
On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 3:12 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Yep; very early kit. Hard to visualize either under-wing or over-the-top
> fueling, with the fill neck a few inches under the wing. It's tempting to
> mount that 8gal tank on the boom tube, under the engine, if it won't caus
e
> cg issues.
>
> I enjoy acro, but I think I'll control the urge while flying this one. :-
)
>
> Thanks for the insight.
>
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> On Jul 31, 2017, at 4:10 PM, George Helton <gdhelton@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I think this a matter of personal preference. I prefer stationary mounti
ng. I don't enjoy restrapping a heavy tank back in place every time. You mu
st have an original Twinstar. The Twinstar MKII like I built had the fuel t
anks (2) mounted behind you with a covered firewall so they really couldn'
t be removed.
>> In the early days, 1983, ultralighters who flew Phantoms and Avengers us
e to use top feeders with flexible fuel hose inside the the tank with weigh
ted ends on them for aerobatics and inverted flight . The fuel pickup hose
could move from bottom air feeder to top feeder. They also equipped the eng
ines with pumper type carbs for sustained inverted flight. Was never my bag
.
>> I just prefer not taken things apart and putting them back together. Tha
t's just my input. You know how opinions go. Whatever works for you.
>> George H.
>> Firestar , FS100
>> 14GDH
>> Mesick, Michigan
>> gdhelton@gmail.com
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>> Have a great day!
>>
>> On Jul 31, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com> wr
ote:
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>>> yet.
>>>
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