John Wright mentioned during the discussions at Sun-N-Fun that the installation of the 30gal tanks would prohibit inspection of one side of the wing spar without removal of the tank and he thought that Skyport was temporally halting sales of the tank for that reason. Haven't talked to Lee to confirm this. Anyone know for sure?
Hank N47HG Austin ----- Original Message ----- From: g w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Fwd: Gas tanks > > If they have a report about the Ercoupes and fires, it will probably not say > whether it was caused by the nose or wing tanks. I am always amazed that > people get so concerned about the nose tank, despite the fact that all the > old timers had them, and yet the fact that all that stands between their > wing gas and any obstacles is a single thickness of lightweight metal > doesn't bother them. I think the real problem is that the wing tanks are > right on the leading edge, in fact they are the leading edge of the center > section. Having the extra length of the bigger tank sticking out past the > wing attachment point may not help when the wings break off in a crash. It > would be a toss up for me. I wouldn't pay extra to get it done. Glen Ward > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ __ ____ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________ > Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15 __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15
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