REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 112, Issue 14

[John Youngblood via Reflector]

Phil,

Two good friends have damaged their props due to fuel cap ingestion.  I’ve located mine about a foot from the outboard edge of the strake, well out of the prop's destruction zone.  That’s probably a 1/4” lower that the inboard location on the plans.  However, my XLRG-5 still holds over 85 gallons of fuel (more than seven hours!)  My badder won’t last that long?  Why take the chance?

John Youngblood
aqcs at comcast.net
On Jul 17, 2014, at 10:00 AM, via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org> wrote:

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> From: Phil Hooper via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
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> Subject: REFLECTOR: Filler cap
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> I am building an XL RG.  I would like to place the fuel filler caps
> more outboard inside the outer most fuel baffle, between the wheel
> well. This would make fueling a heck of a lot easier. Is there a
> structural issue why the caps need to go where the manual specifies?
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> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:53:53 -0400
> From: Scott Baker via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
> To: Phil Hooper <phil at hdmnet.com>, Velocity Aircraft Owners and
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> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Filler cap
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> On 7/17/2014 3:46 PM, Phil Hooper via Reflector wrote:
>> I am building an XL RG.  I would like to place the fuel filler caps
>> more outboard inside the outer most fuel baffle, between the wheel
>> well. This would make fueling a heck of a lot easier. Is there a
>> structural issue why the caps need to go where the manual specifies?
>> 
>> Sent from my phone out of the office.
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> Hello Phil,
> Structurally, the fuel filler cap can be located anywhere.
> Two big factors to consider when locating the filler caps ...
> 1)    Max fuel - locate cap at highest elevation (along the curvature of 
> the strake), and
> 2)    Safety - consider the potential damage if the fuel cap were to 
> come off and enter the fan arc of the propeller
> Scott B
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> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:22:08 -0500
> From: David Rene Dugas via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
> To: Phil Hooper <phil at hdmnet.com>, Velocity Aircraft Owners and
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> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Filler cap
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> Mine are only about 6 inches from the outboard tank wall.  Also put 6 layers of bid under the access and three along the wall incase the refueling nozzle ever gets away from me. I like the cap being well outside of the prop arc. 
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> René Dugas
> Apple the REALLY smart phone. 
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>> On Jul 17, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Phil Hooper via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org> wrote:
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>> I am building an XL RG.  I would like to place the fuel filler caps
>> more outboard inside the outer most fuel baffle, between the wheel
>> well. This would make fueling a heck of a lot easier. Is there a
>> structural issue why the caps need to go where the manual specifies?
>> 
>> Sent from my phone out of the office.
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