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Author Topic: Wing fuel tanks  (Read 664 times)

Offline fresnoxl

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Wing fuel tanks
« on: February 28, 2024, 08:33:34 PM »
I'll be starting the wing build on my LE XL in April and I'm looking at wing fuel tanks. I could make my own tank but I'd rather not. I have seen several flat 5 and 7 gallon emergency generator steel fuel tanks that will fit in the wing cavity. There is a 5 gallon flat tank on Amazon that weighs in a 6.7 pounds. MY question will it work?

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Re: Wing fuel tanks
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2024, 09:33:09 PM »
If it doesn't have a sump area at the fuel line connection you will have to allow for extra fuel for reserve flight time.  Don't ask me how I figured that out.

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Re: Wing fuel tanks
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2024, 04:26:38 PM »
Not unless you come up with a way to do without the drag strut.

 

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