REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap

Keith Hallsten KeithHallsten at quiknet.com
Fri Sep 15 19:39:31 CDT 2006 

A leaky fuel cap is enough to prevent gravity flow from the affected strake
tank to the sump, so I would tend to think that a MISSING fuel cap would
have the same or more effect.  Thus, even if you don't LOSE the fuel, you
probably won't be able to USE the fuel from a tank without a cap.

Keith
  

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of gpoole
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 3:08 PM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap

I had a friend refuel a C152 and accidentally left both caps off on a long
trip. In short....we lost absolutely nothing ...budgeted fuel use was as
expected. Now I don't expect this would necessarily be the case for a
Velocity .....anybody left their caps off and witnessed the rate of fuel
loss (how full were your tanks...?)

Greg in Sudney.


-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Chuck Jensen
Sent: Saturday, 16 September 2006 7:56 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap

Steve,
"Letting her go" was my thought also, since a beat up wing is more
costly then a new cap.  Either way, we'd likely be overboarding a lot of
what won't hit the ground--fuel.  I can't imagine our wing and tanks are
different than just about every other wing and tank.  Leave the cap off
and our fuel consumption can go up to gpm instead of gph. 

Chuck Jensen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org 
> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of steve korney
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 5:24 PM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap
> 
> 
> My filler caps are well outside of the radius of the prop.. I 
> agree that it 
> is a good idea to have the cap stay in place, but if it does 
> come off, I 
> don't think I want it to beat the wing up until I can find a place to 
> land...  May be better to let the cap go straight back and 
> away... It will 
> definitely hit something on the earth...
> 
> Best... Steve
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Scott Baker" <sbakr at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
> <reflector at tvbf.org>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap
> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:00:29 -0400
> 
> Hello Gary,
> Duane Swing mentioned the same thing, but with a slight 
> twist.  Design the 
> triangular shape metal so that it is narrow enough to be 
> lowered into the 
> fuel cap opening, but have the base of the triangle long 
> enough so that it 
> cannot slip through the opening if the cap were to come off.  
> See drawing. Best, Scott B.
> 
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Gary Stull
>    To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>    Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 8:04 AM
>    Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap
> 
> 
>    I made a piece of triangular shaped metal too large to fit 
> through the 
> gas cap hole and attached a chain to the cap. Obviously this 
> must be done 
> before you install the upper strake, since the triangle has 
> to be in the 
> tank. Simple and works great
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Milehitaz at aol.com
>      To: reflector at tvbf.org
>      Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 2:30 AM
>      Subject: REFLECTOR: Fuel Cap
> 
> 
>      WOW ...Reading a reply to TEC from SB with grading of MT 
> and about the 
> MT and engine combinations...and there it was... a small gem 
> off the topic 
> but in the text I had forgotten about...."Gas Cap through a 
> prop"....Any one 
> chain them lil muthas down?    I was thinking about doing 
> that long time ago 
> but almost forgot to ask the wise collective for input. I 
> once looked in 
> Aircraft-Spruce for idea and proper chain...no luck. I 
> probably missed it in 
> there somewhere.
> 
>      Anyone have experience or ideas that you feel like 
> sharing? I was 
> thinking about putting down an aluminum hard point and using 
> some sort of 
> chain...brass? Aluminum? SS Cable?  Ground it to filler 
> ring/engine with the 
> wire I am putting in?
> 
>      First strake still open...but not for much longer. As 
> always...thanks 
> in advance to all for your help!
> 
>      Best to all,
>      Larry Lambert
>      XL/RG.
> 
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