When I designed and built the first set of 15 gal. tanks for skyport, I was also planning on installing a lycoming 0-235. Not only did I want the panel space, I wanted a little more fuel. The 0-235 can burn over 7 gal. an hour. The bad part is having to remove them to take off the wings, but that was not even a factor when they were first built, there was no center section AD. Mark PS my plane was the first one fitted with them.
--- In [email protected], Glenn Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > my problem with the 15 gal tanks is that you must remove them to remove > the wings plus the added weight Glenn Putnam > On Mar 27, 2008, at 9:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I love my header tank. It gives me > > 1. backup for fuel pump failure > > 2. I am always looking at the fuel gauge when I look forward and only > > an idiot should run out of fuel. > > 3. I always have over an hour of flight time when the nose tank fuel > > gauge shows full. > > > > Why change a good thing. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rl1360 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 1:13 am > > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] 15 gal. wing tanks > > > > I would like to know what the thoughts are on Ercoupes with two 15 > > > > gal. wing tanks and no header tank. Are there any problems with this > > > > set up? Please let me know the pros and cons that anyone knows of. > > > > Thanks...Roger (GBG) > > > > > > >
