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Rick Moss
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 Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:16 pm Post subject: True fuel tank capacity |
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Whilst replacing the fuel lines on my Tri Gear and recalibrating the fuel gauge I carefully measured the usable fuel using a (known accurate) measuring jug. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it held 74.7 litres usable. This is considerably more than placarded, and I was wondering if anyone else has found the same?
Rick
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pjeffers(at)talktalk.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:28 am Post subject: True fuel tank capacity |
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Hi Rick,
I have been closely associated with 2 Europas that I have owned.
The first was a classic mono wheel which I built from a kit purchased from
the factory in 1993. This had a fuel capacity from unusable to full of 81
litres.
I now own a TriGear XS Europa built from a kit bought in around 2001 and it
has a fuel capacity of only 64 litres. Not far short of 20 less???
MAY BE SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT?
Pete
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Rick Moss
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:08 am Post subject: Re: True fuel tank capacity |
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Interesting. My Europa is #100, I believe from 1999, so I guess I have the larger tank and I'm entirely happy with that.
Has anyone rigged a secondary tank in the luggage bay to further extend range? The payload is clearly there to take it if not too full of people and other luggage.
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kheindl(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:49 am Post subject: True fuel tank capacity |
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Several builders have secondary portable tanks, including the longrange tank supplied by Europa.Thomas Scherer had several when he flew from Alaska to Japan non-stop.
| Quote: | Subject: Europa-List: Re: True fuel tank capacity
From: Rkwmoss(at)gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 05:08:11 -0700
To: europa-list(at)matronics.com
--> Europa-List message posted by: "Rick Moss" <Rkwmoss(at)gmail.com>
Interesting. My Europa is #100, I believe from 1999, so I guess I have the larger tank and I'm entirely happy with that.
Has anyone rigged a secondary tank in the luggage bay to further extend range? The payload is clearly there to take it if not too full of people and other luggage.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=454664#454664
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Dave Disney
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:00 am Post subject: Re: True fuel tank capacity |
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This is interesting.
I'm getting closer to installing a bladder into my XS mono leaking fuel tank. It will be interesting to see what the capacity is when I've finished.
Dave Disney
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