CruiseMaster Additional Aux Fuel Tank

SoCal,
I don't see how the 25 gallon set up would be any more dangerous than the 14 gallons of fuel that is only separated from the cabin by a thin piece of fabric and a seat back
 
leadsledfan said:
SoCal,
I don't see how the 25 gallon set up would be any more dangerous than the 14 gallons of fuel that is only separated from the cabin by a thin piece of fabric and a seat back
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"It rests on the floor of the compartment, and reaches to the top of the compartment".....
nearly double the mass centered higher above the fuselage cross member.. see it now?
depends on how well it's tied down I guess.
 
I always try to burn off all the fuel in the Aux tank first. Well, for cross country work I top off the Mains, and taxi out/run up on one main, then switch to the other, establish fuel pressure and verify full power, then take off and climb. When I level off, if any fuel streams out of a wing cap, I resume a climb & burn off that tank until it doesn't spew when level, then switch to the Aux and burn it off. I try to reduce risks like fuel in the cockpit as much as possible consistent with the aircraft design. Yes I know the plane should be a bit faster with an aft CG, but mostly I notice that the plane speeds up as I burn off fuel and it gets lighter.
Hope I'm not breaking some rule unknown to me...
 
I think regardless of where the tank is, if it is inside the fuselage, and you bend up the airframe with a full aux tank, you're gonna have a bad time..
 
I tend to agree with leadsledfan. If you're twisting up a steel tube fuselage behind the rear seats, forward of that is going to be much worse. In any case, the baggage box on mine is enclosed by sheet metal, except the floor. Forward of the baggage box is the diagonal tube(common to most, if not all 14-19's.) I doubt the tank will go anywhere. Tom Robinson
 
If you look at a low wing Bellanca with the cover off, it looks like they started with a roll cage from a AA-Fuel Dragster and built an airplane around it. If you have bent that up you probably wont have anything at all to worry about forever. They are darn strong. Just my opinion. _____Grant.
 
Well, I've had the unfortunate experience of riding a -2 down to a forced landing that didn't go well.. fuse made it fine, but a number of things came loose on the inside. Makes one think about what's following close behind you...
 
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