At 08:37 PM 10/3/2010, you wrote:
> Gonna also do a water leak test
>before I put the top on the tank
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a water leak will only show the worst possible leaks. Gas will pass
through a pin hole that will hold water.
Larry Flesner
> Gonna also do a water leak test
>before I put the top on the tank
When my aluminum tanks were done, the person who welded them swore he did a
leak check. He lied. The tanks showed numerous holes with the water test,
but even those we found were not the end of it.
The solution was to
I used 8ea. AN385 taper pins for my wing attach fittings. On the large end I
turned it down and cut some 5/8" threads and drilled it for a cotter pin.
When installed there are two spacers that set the taper pin into position
and are clamped in place by the two nuts. This acts like two short
Hi Netters,
My questions about wing pins could have caused concern.Using wing pins in a
sailplane is a recognised standard practice.The weight/load of the wings
whether parked or flying impose a terrific locking load on the pins with the
WAFs They wont budge.For example removing the wings
Hey Guys,
Just a short follow up on the stuck throttle I experienced last week. I did
remove the entire throttle cable and took it apart. there was some oily residue
inside but I could not find anything that screamed trouble. I ordered a new
throttle cable and installed it any way. When i
How is that? I have done that before, and the balloon stayed like I put it,
blown up. Anyway, somehow, I will test it with air. If air can't get out,
nothing can.
See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics
See you at the 2011 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN
There is a
Ok, I got the plane home last night. Today as I was sorting things I picked up
the alum wing tanks. They felt very heavy. Just went out and put one on a
bathroom scale and it came in at 10 lbs. Is that heavy. Sure seems so and I
really don't think I want to use them. My thought is to
Craig Williams wrote:
> Ok, I got the plane home last night. Today as I was sorting things I
> picked up
> the alum wing tanks. They felt very heavy. Just went out and put one on
> a
> bathroom scale and it came in at 10 lbs. Is that heavy.
10 pounds isn't terrible. However, I just built
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