Good work Keith. Jerry M

No voids from tap test is inconclusive related to good fiberglass bonding if the wings have never been stressed (as in flight). The failure of the builder to properly wet the fuel tank layup my be

Or carve it from some 6 lb. urethane insulation foam similar to the 2 lb. urethane the original Q1 kit used — 6 lb. to better match the existing PU foam of the factory shell. Or take a section from

What I have in mind Jay is poly tanks, same material and process as common spare fuel tanks used to fill lawnmowers or other home use engines. The main tank will have to be tool shaped to form, so

May not matter though, I'm only here until Wednesday

I'd go

Q GATHERING UPDATE!! I talked to Charlie Becker about using the Homebuilt Hangar, he discouraged it due to a pretty full schedule of various events going on there. He had me talk to Jim, the person

Hi Robert, The tank was the first part for the builder to make, so likely to be some learning flaws there. It looks very dry from the photos you sent. I built my tanks separate from the airframe and

Robert, I think the easiest way to duplicate the part of the fuselage that makes up bottom of the fuel tank is to turn a Q200 upside down then make a mold using the bottom of the fuselage. Sam K

Good morning Robert, When you are mating the tanks to the fuselage, I would considering installing one ply of BID between the tanks and the fuselage and wetting those areas out generously. I did

To start, this plane was never flown and the fuel tank system was never fully connected except for a test run. When I took the outer skin off, there was still blue colored fuel present, so Avgas for

Robert, That patch of glass you showed that’s “not wetted out enough with dry spots” looks like the original inside layer of the factory fuselage shells. The factory shells were (apparently) not

Unless I'm mistaken, the tank bottom is the factory fuselage shell. This layup is factory. The builder was supposed to brush an added layer of epoxy on the surface tho. I'd consider looking for an

Wonder what the wings look like.

None of us had looked under the plane, I first noticed it last week when looking for the drain hole during my fuel system redesign. -- Robert "TheFrisco" Schmid (408)

Robert, when did you first notice the warp on the belly, cause you and others have been all over this plane and the work you’ve done looks good. The questions you ask are thoughtful. Just curious.

Hey Phil, I agree with what you said, howdy BTW. I've run my facet pumps continuously for 23 years. Replaced it once about 4 years ago. Just because. It didn't quit or slow down, I just felt it was

And here is the inside tank later looked like ... Glass not wetted out enough with dry spots -- Robert "TheFrisco" Schmid (408)

Turns out I couldn't "edit" pics, struggling with this forum software :-( so I deleted the original post and reposted ... Apologies for anyone who considers this spam! -- Robert "TheFrisco"

Today was another chapter in "Duckies" rescue, but the ending of this book isn't written yet despite the set back. So let's start by saying when I bought "Duckie" to rescue, I was happily surprised