---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 08/11/17: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:23 PM - Re: Gap seal (wakataka) 2. 06:55 PM - Re: Twinstar fuel tank options (Jim Thomson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:23:00 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Gap seal From: "wakataka" 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. -------- There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=471770#471770 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:55:59 PM PST US From: Jim Thomson Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 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 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. > > Sent from BlueMail > On Jul 31, 2017, at 4:10 PM, George Helton wrote: >> >> >> 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 >> >> Have a great day! >> >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Charlie England wr ote: >>> >>> yet. >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.