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1. 05:48 PM - Re: Cub Fuel Tank from project (taildrags)
2. 07:48 PM - Change of e mail address (Claude Corbett)
3. 08:17 PM - Aerial progress (glenschweizer@yahoo.com)
4. 08:38 PM - Re: Re: Cub Fuel Tank from project (Steven Dortch)
5. 09:07 PM - Aerial progress (glenschweizer@yahoo.com)
6. 11:08 PM - A65 Primer Lines (Peter Johnson)
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| Subject: | Re: Cub Fuel Tank from project |
Tom; have you decided about purchasing that project? If you acquire the project
and want to sell the steel tube fuselage, as they say in the upper midwest,
"I'll buy it off ya" and have a friend who can pick it up.
Regarding fuel capacity, Scout carries 16 gallons in the nose and has a Stromberg
carb, so the geometry -not the tank capacity- determines the fuel flow and
endurance. I have found, by experience, that the bottom 3 or 4 gallons are unusable
in the 3-point attitude and are either "cruise reserve" for an emergency
in level flight only, or are nose ballast. My airplane has a cruise range of
about 2 hours, maybe 2-1/2, but that's about as long as I want to sit in the
airplane at a single stretch anyway and I can generally plan on finding an airport
or strip within 100-120 miles of my fueling point in most areas. Nevada
and the California desert are exceptions, and headwinds change everything. The
point is, if your Cub tank holds 12 gallons, you may want to do a fuel flow
test the way Tony Bingelis describes it, and do your flight planning accordingly.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=438173#438173
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| Subject: | Change of e mail address |
Please change my address from isablcorky@aol .com to isablcorky@gmail .com
Sent from my iPad
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Last weekend, the aerial was officially started! All structural lumber is hemlock
except the spars which will be Douglas fir.
The reasons for this are many. Both of these species are locally sourced(oregon
and Washington). Extreme quality is readily available at a fraction or what
Sitka Spruce would cost thru ACS, or Wicks. Shipping costs are amazing as
well.
Work benches wet completed last week end as well as ripping lots or really pretty
Hemlock for Longerons,vertical and brace pieces for both fuselage sides.
Layout and kitting of both sides was completed as well.
This weekend both sides wet glued and gusseted. It sure feels good to finally
be building again! Photos to follow. Glen
Sent from my iPhone
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| Subject: | Re: Cub Fuel Tank from project |
Oscar, thanks for the heads up on unusable fuel. I poked around the Piper
cub sites and their general consensus is a 12 gallon tank with 10 useable.
Since my solution to putting two planes in a one plane hangar
involves "kneeling" my Piet on it's nose, I am considering turning the nose
tank around. Currently the gas cap is in the front 1/3. By turning it
around, the cap would be in the rear 1/3rd.
It would mean slightly less fuel in a 3 point attitude but I could leave
more in it before putting it in storage. Just a weekend project.
But it will not happen until I fly the thing. That is not required for
flight. If I have to drain fuel before I put it up, so be it.
Blue Skies,
Steve D.
On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 7:48 PM, taildrags <taildrags@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Tom; have you decided about purchasing that project? If you acquire the
> project and want to sell the steel tube fuselage, as they say in the upper
> midwest, "I'll buy it off ya" and have a friend who can pick it up.
>
> Regarding fuel capacity, Scout carries 16 gallons in the nose and has a
> Stromberg carb, so the geometry -not the tank capacity- determines the fuel
> flow and endurance. I have found, by experience, that the bottom 3 or 4
> gallons are unusable in the 3-point attitude and are either "cruise
> reserve" for an emergency in level flight only, or are nose ballast. My
> airplane has a cruise range of about 2 hours, maybe 2-1/2, but that's about
> as long as I want to sit in the airplane at a single stretch anyway and I
> can generally plan on finding an airport or strip within 100-120 miles of
> my fueling point in most areas. Nevada and the California desert are
> exceptions, and headwinds change everything. The point is, if your Cub tank
> holds 12 gallons, you may want to do a fuel flow test the way Tony Bingelis
> describes it, and do your flight planning accordingly.
>
> --------
> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=438173#438173
>
>
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Blue Skies,
Steve D
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Sent from my iPhone
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| Subject: | A65 Primer Lines |
Hi Guys,
I managed to get the A65 to run for the first time after the rebuild on
Saturday but after exhausting my energy I think a primer is called for.
Where do you run the lines, to the spider or to each cylinder?
Will in make much difference or should I just continue to use arm power to
pull through the prop a few times?
Thanks
Peter
Wonthaggi Australia
http://repiet.cpc-world.com
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