Coke Bottle Fuel Tank

[Jim Ivey]

Wayne
 Cool Power 30% heli.
Could be the nitro. We need a chemist to respond.

Jim I
> 
> From: "wgalligan" <wgalligan at cnbcom.net>
> Date: 2005/07/25 Mon PM 10:54:18 EDT
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank
> 
> I am using Cool Power 15% and my bottle is still the same size as when I
> installed.  Must be the componants of the fuel your using.   Interesting non
> the less.
> 
> Wayne
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Ramsey" <don.ramsey at cox.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank
> 
> 
> > Wayne,
> >
> > The one I got from you has shrunk as much as mine did.  Quess it's the Mag
> > 2.  I'll get it back to you in Lubbock.
> >
> > Don
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 6:09 PM
> > Subject: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank
> >
> >
> > > Well I have to say I had a grand time at my first NATS.   Something I
> > > dreamed about going to since reading about it when it was in Lake
> Charles
> > > LA
> > > back in the 70's I believe.  I got initiated with the proverbial
> > > mechanical
> > > issues that never seem to be a problem at local contests and then I was
> > > nearly DQ'd for not being ready at the line(read the lineup wrong) but
> > > made
> > > it with 10 sec's to spare.
> > >
> > > The Coke bottle fuel tank got a lot of talk and Don Ramsey ended up
> > > getting
> > > my spare.  This was Todd Blose and B.W. Ponders idea from last years
> NATS
> > > to
> > > save making weight.  I expanded on this by using the rubber stopper and
> > > back
> > > from my Du-Bro tank and just screwing it to the regular cap  Seems he
> used
> > > one of the water bottle variety and it is obviously made of a different
> > > plastic then the Coke bottle.  Don's bottle was actually shrinking.
> After
> > > a
> > > dead stick on his final maneuver and just barely making it back to the
> > > runway he discovered he was out of fuel.  On further review he noticed
> his
> > > tank had shrunk quite a bit.   The one I have in my plane is almost 4
> > > weeks
> > > old and is holding its shape OK.  Good news is its just a matter of
> > > polishing off another Coke and rinsing out the bottle to replace it.
> > >
> > > Nice to put faces with all the posts.
> > >
> > > Smooth Flying...
> > >
> > > Wayne Galligan
> > > NSRCA 3582  D6 ADV.
> > >
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