---------------------------------------------------------- Tailwind-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/30/07: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:35 AM - Wet W10 wings anyone? (rx7tailwind) 2. 07:16 AM - Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? (Phil Sisson) 3. 08:54 AM - Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? (rx7tailwind) 4. 11:46 AM - Re: Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? (Phil Sisson) 5. 02:25 PM - Re: Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? (Bruce E. Butts) 6. 08:32 PM - Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? (Alex Frizzell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:35:41 AM PST US Subject: Tailwind-List: Wet W10 wings anyone? From: "rx7tailwind" Has anyone made a wooden W10 wing with fuel tank in it? Any thoughts on this? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=103842#103842 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:16:13 AM PST US From: "Phil Sisson" Subject: RE: Tailwind-List: Wet W10 wings anyone? I have. But it was not a "wet wing". It is a Pitts with a center section fuel/smoke tank combination. Mine holds about 5 or 6 gallons. I welded up an aluminum tank, shaped to fit in the center section cavity. I just blocked it in good and solid before I put the top 1/8" plywood on. No problems. It has been in there for about twenty six years. Tested it good with soap and water for leaks and used an inflated balloon to supply the air pressure for testing. The first one blew out like a foot ball when I tested it with too much air. (just a couple of pounds caused it to deform) Phil -----Original Message----- From: owner-tailwind-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-tailwind-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of rx7tailwind Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 6:35 AM Subject: Tailwind-List: Wet W10 wings anyone? Has anyone made a wooden W10 wing with fuel tank in it? Any thoughts on this? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=103842#103842 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:54:55 AM PST US Subject: Tailwind-List: Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? From: "rx7tailwind" I'm trying to eliminate the inside cabin fuel tank. Could more than one tank be placed in series inside the wing to carry 15-20 gal? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=103896#103896 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:46:50 AM PST US From: "Phil Sisson" Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? I bet they could but would not comment unless I could see and study the drawings. Taylorcraft had some small light weight wing tanks that held about 6 gallons. It should not be hard to make some light weight tanks to hold 10 gallons per side and slip them into a section of the wings. You could even build two of them per side if needed and pipe them together. I think it would be a very positive design change though if you can do it. Very nice airplane.. Phil in Litchfield, IL Pitts N1GB RV6 N181RV Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 10:54 AM Subject: Tailwind-List: Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? > > I'm trying to eliminate the inside cabin fuel tank. Could more than one > tank be placed in series inside the wing to carry 15-20 gal? > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=103896#103896 > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:25:54 PM PST US From: "Bruce E. Butts" Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: Re: Wet W10 wings anyone? You could always make a metal winged Tailwind :) There are a couple of us that are building wet wing Tailwinds and one that is already flying. Earl Trimble has a website, earltrimble.com that has his story. Earl's tanks came out to be 18 gal. per side. Bruce E. Butts N525WT rx7tailwind wrote: > >I'm trying to eliminate the inside cabin fuel tank. Could more than one tank be placed in series inside the wing to carry 15-20 gal? > > >Read this topic online here: > >http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=103896#103896 > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:32:51 PM PST US From: "Alex Frizzell" Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: Wet W10 wings anyone? Look through the archives in the tailwind forum, Jim Rust has done a beautiful job of putting the carbon fiber tanks in his wings, Just recently flew. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: rx7tailwind To: tailwind-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 6:35 AM Subject: Tailwind-List: Wet W10 wings anyone? > Has anyone made a wooden W10 wing with fuel tank in it? Any thoughts on this? 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