---------------------------------------------------------- RV12-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 04/28/08: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:49 AM - Wings (Murray Randall) 2. 09:19 AM - Fuel in wings (Jim and Bev Cone) 3. 03:00 PM - Re: Fuel in wings (Richard Girard) 4. 03:23 PM - Re: Fuel in wings (Jim and Bev Cone) 5. 07:21 PM - Re: Fuel in wings (Richard Girard) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:49:02 AM PST US From: "Murray Randall" Subject: RV12-List: Wings Has anyone received the wing package? If so does it appear possible to place fuel tanks in the wings rather than the fuselage, with either an installed tank or wet wing? ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:19:35 AM PST US From: "Jim and Bev Cone" Subject: RV12-List: Fuel in wings It is not possible to use the wing for fuel. Unless you want to design your own plane, you will have to build it like it was designed. I have completed one wing and only have the tip to install on the other one. Jim Cone 4-peat offender, two 6A=92s, a 7A, and a 12 Checked by AVG. 4/28/2008 7:18 AM ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:00:26 PM PST US From: "Richard Girard" Subject: Re: RV12-List: Fuel in wings Jim, You're right on this one, and you're wrong, too. There are two ways to put tanks in your wings. One, get a letter of authorization from Van's allowing the change. The letter must mention your aircraft's N number and it is good for that airplane only. Two, present the airplane to the FAA exactly as Van's designed it, get your E-LSA airworthiness certificate, and then install them. Once you have the ELSA AC you can do anything you want, all it takes is a log book endorsement and put the plane back into phase one testing for five hours. Rick 2008/4/28 Jim and Bev Cone : > > > It is not possible to use the wing for fuel. Unless you want to design > your own plane, you will have to build it like it was designed. I have > completed one wing and only have the tip to install on the other one. > > > Jim Cone > > 4-peat offender, two 6A's, a 7A, and a 12 > > > Checked by AVG. > 4/28/2008 7:18 AM > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:23:58 PM PST US From: "Jim and Bev Cone" Subject: RE: RV12-List: Fuel in wings Rick, One, I doubt that Van=92s will give a letter of authorization to do this change. Two, the wing is not set up in such a way that this would be possible. It is not like the other RV wings at all. That is why I suggested that you would have to design your own plane, or at least redesign the wings. That would be a monumental task. Jim _____ From: owner-rv12-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv12-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Richard Girard Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 3:00 PM Subject: Re: RV12-List: Fuel in wings Jim, You're right on this one, and you're wrong, too. There are two ways to put tanks in your wings. One, get a letter of authorization from Van's allowing the change. The letter must mention your aircraft's N number and it is good for that airplane only. Two, present the airplane to the FAA exactly as Van's designed it, get your E-LSA airworthiness certificate, and then install them. Once you have the ELSA AC you can do anything you want, all it takes is a log book endorsement and put the plane back into phase one testing for five hours. Rick 2008/4/28 Jim and Bev Cone : It is not possible to use the wing for fuel. Unless you want to design your own plane, you will have to build it like it was designed. I have completed one wing and only have the tip to install on the other one. Jim Cone 4-peat offender, two 6A's, a 7A, and a 12 Checked by AVG. 4/28/2008 7:18 AM "http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV12-List"http://www.matronics.com/Na vig ator?RV12-List "http://forums.matronics.com"http://forums.matronics.com "http://www.matronics.com/contribution"http://www.matronics.com/contribut ion Checked by AVG. 4/28/2008 7:18 AM Checked by AVG. 4/28/2008 7:18 AM ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:21:33 PM PST US From: "Richard Girard" Subject: Re: RV12-List: Fuel in wings Jim, I didn't say it would be practical to do it, either way, just that you could. :-) Rick 2008/4/28 Jim and Bev Cone : > Rick, > > > One, I doubt that Van's will give a letter of authorization to do this > change. > > Two, the wing is not set up in such a way that this would be possible. It > is not like the other RV wings at all. That is why I suggested that you > would have to design your own plane, or at least redesign the wings. That > would be a monumental task. > > > Jim > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* owner-rv12-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > owner-rv12-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard Girard > *Sent:* Monday, April 28, 2008 3:00 PM > *To:* rv12-list@matronics.com > *Subject:* Re: RV12-List: Fuel in wings > > > Jim, You're right on this one, and you're wrong, too. There are two ways > to put tanks in your wings. > One, get a letter of authorization from Van's allowing the change. The > letter must mention your aircraft's N number and it is good for that > airplane only. > Two, present the airplane to the FAA exactly as Van's designed it, get > your E-LSA airworthiness certificate, and then install them. Once you have > the ELSA AC you can do anything you want, all it takes is a log book > endorsement and put the plane back into phase one testing for five hours. > > Rick > > 2008/4/28 Jim and Bev Cone : > > > It is not possible to use the wing for fuel. Unless you want to design > your own plane, you will have to build it like it was designed. I have > completed one wing and only have the tip to install on the other one. > > > Jim Cone > > 4-peat offender, two 6A's, a 7A, and a 12 > > > Checked by AVG. > 4/28/2008 7:18 AM > > * * > > * * > > * * > > > * * > > * * > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *http://www.matronics.com/contribution* > > * * > > > Checked by AVG. > 4/28/2008 7:18 AM > > Checked by AVG. > 4/28/2008 7:18 AM > > * > > * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv12-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV12-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/rv12-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv12-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.