> I had not mentioned this before, but the ERcoupe 30-gal. wing tank conversion kit is more expensive than the same system for the Alon. I do not know why. As I have said before, this system is not for everyone. It is expensive and that needs to be taken into consideration, especially with an airplane 50+ years old. g/f
On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:29:29 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Start an Email List For Free at Topica. http://www.topica.com/register
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