---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/11/15: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:57 AM - Tank Shape/Support (Harvey Plummer) 2. 04:58 PM - Potential Piet Fly-In (Marcus Zechini) 3. 06:17 PM - Re: Tank Shape/Support (jarheadpilot82) 4. 08:11 PM - Re: Tank Shape/Support (Catdesigns) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:57:43 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Tank Shape/Support From: "Harvey Plummer" Now that I know the Corvair fuel burn, approximately 5 GPH, I want an 18 gallon nose tank. Does anyone have a nose tank approximately that size? What does it look like, dimensions? What kind of structure do you have to support it and secure it to the fuselage? Thanks. -------- Harv, 485PB Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=447824#447824 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:58:12 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Potential Piet Fly-In From: Marcus Zechini Any Piets that fly in to 3VA7 (White Post, Va) this weekend 10/17-18 will be fed and housed. I live 4 miles from the 2000' grass strip and am shuttle. Just let me know if yer gonna show. One can pop in for overnighter or pass through sat or sun. Let me know so I might stock up. -Zeke GN-1 w/C-85-12 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:17:01 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Tank Shape/Support From: "jarheadpilot82" Harvey, A liquid gallon is 231 cubic inches. Therefore, an 18 gallon tank requires a minimum of 4158 cubic inches, not counting the outer dimensions of the tank, straps, etc. So, is there that much room between the front cockpit and the firewall? I do not know. Maybe someone can answer that question. More importantly, have you done computations on your weight and balance accounting for 108 pounds of fuel in that location forward of the datum, and then the shift in CG when you get down to unusable fuel in the tank? Those are the questions I would want to get answered before I did too much planning. -------- Semper Fi, Terry Hand Athens, GA Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=447835#447835 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:11:14 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Tank Shape/Support From: "Catdesigns" Harvey Sketches of a fuselage tank by Mike Cuy are here. http://westcoastpiet.com/images/Mike%20Cuy%20A-65%20Piet/images/PietNoseTankSketch.jpg.jpg Attached is a sketch I made of a nose tank of about 15 gallons, which is similar to ones depicted in Mike Cuy's often recommended Sport Plane Builder book by Tony Bingelis. I don't have a drawing of an 18 gallon tank. When designing my tank, I drew a 3-d model in Sketch-up. It was helpful because it can do volume calculations of odd shapes. The software is not too hard to learn. -------- Chris Sacramento, CA WestCoastPiet.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=447836#447836 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/155_gal_fuel_tank_945.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-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/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-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.