Being lazy & cheap, my 1st response would be to pay $10 for a steel 55
gal drum. If you really want an AL tank, why not just use a/c grade AL
sheet & assemble the 6 sides & internal stiffening ribs with proseal &
rivets?

If you really want to weld, how about welding the lid on one of those AL
tool boxes made to hang in the bed of a pickup?

(I told you I was lazy.)

Charlie

marc wrote:

> The tank idea is good, but can anyone suggest an inexpensive place for
> me to purchase sheet alumumin for a self supporting tank? (someplace
> that would even cut it up to my pattern would be even better!) I will
> weld it up myself, in a custom form, so it has to be thick enough. Any
> suggestions on the thickness, weldability and strength for a moveable
> AL tank?
>
>
>
> Marc Wiese
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
> On Behalf Of Russell Duffy
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:20 AM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer
>
>
>
> Rusty why not just 'tee' into the gas line from the tank? If you get
> the tee close enought to the tank it shouldn't be to bad, it won't be
> gas pump fast but... should work shouldn't it?
>
> Jarrett
>
>
>
> I thought about that, but I'm reluctant to modify the new truck,
> particularly on the high pressure side of the fuel line.  I haven't
> listened to the pump, but on some vehicles, the fuel pump comes on to
> pre-pressurize the system at the first position of the key switch.  I
> thought about putting a line after the pump (which is probably in the
> tank), and using the vehicles pump to transfer fuel to the plane.  I'm
> afraid this would be pretty slow though.
>
>
>
> The current thought is a custom made aluminum tank, that's on wheels,
> but could be secured in the truck bed.  It would also have to have a
> nice ground wire attachment, to connect to the truck, or plane as
> needed.  The idea would be to also have a cart on wheels at the
> hanger, which would be the same height as the truck bed.  I could
> easily roll the tank from the truck bed onto the cart, then wheel the
> cart over to the plane.  It should be high enough to gravity feed into
> the plane, via a large line installed at the bottom of the tank.
>
>
>
> Still thinking about it, but it's not my biggest problem at the moment.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rusty (finished the new W&B numbers, but I can't post the results
> until tonight)
>
>
>
>
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