Has anyone experimented with sealing a gyro's airframe to be the fuel tank for a part 103 gyro instead of using a separate fuel tank or seat tank?
I have my own ideas but I would like to hear the why and why not's of this idea from others.
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| Author: | Flying Wolverine [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Fuel in the airframe |
Has anyone experimented with sealing a gyro's airframe to be the fuel tank for a part 103 gyro instead of using a separate fuel tank or seat tank? I have my own ideas but I would like to hear the why and why not's of this idea from others.
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| Author: | Gabor [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel in the airframe |
I don't think you can store more than a couple of gallons of fuel using your longest pieces on the gyro. Can't really seal up mast if you have to drill it..... I don't want to sound negative but a 5 gallon plastic tank is really not much extra weight...... |
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| Author: | Flying Wolverine [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel in the airframe |
Just exploring the possibilities.... Could you use 2 or 3 inch round tube for the frt main keel and mast complete with a bend in it so no holes except to seal up the ends and a supply hole and vent hole in the fuel supply cap? maybe use 4130 unless 6061 t-6 round tube or square and be bent w/o it causing structural issues. Visual example in this Single Seat Arrow Copter clone drawing. 
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| Author: | RayNAiken [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel in the airframe |
Where would you put the fuel pickup that would "pickup" with a lot of yanking and banking? |
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| Author: | Flying Wolverine [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel in the airframe |
RayNAiken wrote: Where would you put the fuel pickup that would "pickup" with a lot of yanking and banking? I suppose where ever it would need to be to work...possibly a fuel pump would need to be employed as well. Redundancy is good. I can add that to the list of problems needing to be worked out. Thankx. |
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| Author: | elwood [ Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fuel in the airframe |
Most of these designs have the fuel tank built into the mast. http://www.nigrowsky.com/autogyres.htm |
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