Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.5.9) with ESMTP id 1161788 for rob@logan.com; Tue, 09 Apr 2002 13:28:30 -0400 Received: from trinity.pre.commspeed.net ([216.19.2.4]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with SMTP id com for ; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 10:42:40 -0400 Received: (qmail 10817 invoked by uid 89); 9 Apr 2002 14:46:26 -0000 Received: from dialup-208-187-56-57.pre.commspeed.net (HELO ken) (208.187.56.57) by 0 with SMTP; 9 Apr 2002 14:46:26 -0000 From: "ken covington" To: Subject: Fuel leak testing Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 07:06:09 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Message-ID: <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Bill hi,Ican understand your confusion.I should have refered to the drawings myself.The main spar is aft of the fuel bays not forward,so in that case you would have been drilling into the tanks.So you drill your holes aft of the main spar,and forward of the forward shear web.Also it would be a good idea to keep the holes closest to the inboard end of each bay,example would be if drilling between BL39 and BL54.5 your hole would be approx. BL 43. I extended my tanks to BL120 so I drilled a couple of holes aft of the main spar and outboard of BL120. This example is of a lancair E.S.,if you have a lancair 1V (correct me if I am wrong)you have fuel in the forward D section of the wing,so you wouldn't want to drill there,but aft and outboard drilling would do the trick.After you are done fill the holes with micro. I hope this helps Ken Covington E.S. kbcov@northlink.com P,S.for all you E.S. builders who have not yet completed your project,you are going to love this airplane. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://members.olsusa.com/mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please remember that purchases from the Builders' Bookstore assist with the management of the LML. Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>