[NSRCA-discussion] SODA BOTTLE FUEL TANK

[Wayne Galligan]

That's right Dwayne.... and we are getting him prepped to do some pattern
flying this year.  I sold him my Entropy this past summer and he is looking
forward to the up coming season.

Wayne G.

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From: "dwaynenancy" <dwaynenancy at cox.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] SODA BOTTLE FUEL TANK


> The fellow that worked with Pepsi on that in Dallas is Clarance Payne, a
> fellow modeller.  I've known him since the middle 60's when he was in
> high school and we met at Bobbye Hall's Hobby Shop.  Dwayne
>
> Wayne Galligan wrote:
>
> > FYI...   I had a conversation with a flying friend the other day about
the
> > soda bottle fuel tanks and the way they shrink.  He happens to work for
> > Pepsi and explained to me that the bottles are blow molded.  He said
> > if they
> > are not used with in a certain period of time that the memory in the
> > plastic
> > takes over and they will shrink in size and then they have to discard
the
> > old bottles.  The carbonized soda keeps the shape of the bottle till
used.
> > He said that most likely the nitro content speeds up the process and
could
> > explain why some of you using them with higher then 15% nitro are
> > experiencing this phenomenon.
> > So.... drink another one.... rinse and fill.
> >
> > Wayne Galligan
> >
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