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capt_riney(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:27 am Post subject: Fuel Tank Strap |
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I'm putting a 20+ gal aluminum fuel tank in my kolb MIII. It rests on a 0.125" thick aluminum tray which is riveted to the fuselage cage. My question is how to strap to the tray. Those of you with similar tanks, do you use straps and if so, are they metal or nylon. I've seen nylon straps used before on an aluminum tank installation but am concerned that they might not be strong enough.
Mark Rinehart
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russkinne(at)mac.com
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: Fuel Tank Strap |
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Mark
We've put 20 and 25-gal tanks in a Cessna tied down with woven nylon
or dacron straps. You won't break those.
Russ K
On Nov 19, 2009, at 12:26 PM, mark rinehart wrote:
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I'm putting a 20+ gal aluminum fuel tank in my kolb MIII. It rests
on a 0.125" thick aluminum tray which is riveted to the fuselage
cage. My question is how to strap to the tray. Those of you with
similar tanks, do you use straps and if so, are they metal or
nylon. I've seen nylon straps used before on an aluminum tank
installation but am concerned that they might not be strong enough.
Mark Rinehart
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by0ung(at)brigham.net
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:43 am Post subject: Fuel Tank Strap |
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I'm putting a 20+ gal aluminum fuel tank in my kolb MIII. It rests on a
0.125" thick aluminum tray which is riveted to the fuselage cage. My
question is how to strap to the tray. Those of you with similar tanks, do
you use straps and if so, are they metal or nylon. I've seen nylon straps
used before on an aluminum tank installation but am concerned that they
might not be strong enough.
Mark Rinehart
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How is the tray attached? Remember a chain is only as strong as the
weakest link.
On the bottom of my 16 gal alum tank, there are 2 pieces of alum angle
welded to the bottom of the tank. They are installed so that they match the
tubing that the stock tank support tray would have sat on. There are some
tabs welded to the support tubing. And the aluminum angle is bolted to the
tabs. The mounting bolts go through some rubber grommets to give some
vibration dampening and the tank is also grounded to the frame.
Make sure that if in an accident the tank does not come loose from its
mounting, sheer the fuel lines, well nuf said.
Boyd Young
Kolb mkiii
Utah
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:57 am Post subject: Fuel Tank Strap |
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My question is how to strap to the tray. Those of you with similar tanks,
do you use straps and if so, are they metal or nylon. I've seen nylon
straps used before on an aluminum tank installation but am concerned that
they might not be strong enough.
Mark R/Gang:
Aircraft parts supply houses have 1" stainless steel strap, T-bolts, etc.,
to fabricate normally approved aircraft fuel tank tie downs. That is what I
have securing my 25 gal aluminum fuel tank. Two straps have proven
satisfactory in my mkIII.
john h
mkIII
Yuma, AZ
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