X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail06.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.187] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with ESMTPS id 3213279 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:32:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.187; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-182-156.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.182.156]) by mail06.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m9F1VEhJ012315 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:31:16 +1100 Message-ID: <0B90B06298ED4822B77E61CA3327C3B6@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] [Fwd: Cost Powercore Welding] Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:31:15 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 081014-0, 14/10/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > Ernest, I agree it is interesting; my concern is that the wing tanks are separated by wing ribs with only a small flapped opening between each, this would require a lot of joins and odd shaped individual cells. This could however be used for some behind the spar tanks to increase capacity and endurance, where space was available OR extra capacity in the fuselage etc. Weight and balances concerns aside. George (down under)