>  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
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
> 
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