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rsq2424(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

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		  I would like to point out that anyone that puts those 45 cent a foot pieces of junk fuel lines on their airplane is just asking for trouble IMHO I don't understand why anyone would run them



	


Maybe because ZAC supplies them with all of their kits?



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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

OK, this is getting interesting.



 ZAC does indeed supply rubber hose for fuel line.  The implication is that Chris Heintz approves of this material for this use.  We all take as given that Chris, as the designer of the planes we are building, is a credible authority on how to build a sound airplane.



 So, how does an amateur airplane builder (especially a kit plane builder) resolve the question of whether the materials the designer specifies are satisfactory or not?



  From my humble perspective, the flexible hose seems a lot easier to work with than metal tubing.  It also seems less prone to stress fractures and other early failure problems.  Perhaps it has a limited life span, but isn't this why we do annual condition inspections?



 

 Paul

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 [quote]  I would like to point out that anyone that puts those 45 cent a foot pieces of junk fuel lines on their airplane is just asking for trouble IMHO I don't understand why anyone would run them



  

 Maybe because ZAC supplies them with all of their kits?

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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

I have all the fuel line for my 801 with auxiliary  tanks. I'm not going to use it. I have installed metal lines and fittings and  will use some flex from the wings to the fuselage. Anyone need it? It's 3/8  i.d.

  

 Dave in Salem

  

  

  

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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

That doesn't mean they are the best thing to use. It costs 20 dollars more to do it the right way. 

    

  

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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

Upon doing a annual inspection with the pilot using auto fuel at times has shown deteriorating line the new additives in auto fuel doesn't like rubber. 

    

  

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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

Smart there is no reason to go cheap when it comes to fuel lines. Most of the discussion the past 2 weeks has been about fuel and lack there of and our responsibility as pilots it just makes no since to use this cheap substitute. 

    

  

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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

In our 701 all the hoses are easy to check and change,  (even the ones from the wing tanks)   we plan to change all of them every year, with the yearly mantainance we haved planned.   

No big deal and we are shure that they are always in good chape...  The tubes will be there for years and who will think that they will never crack and spill gasoline?



Building, flying, preflying  and doing mantainace work is all part of the fun of flying.



Saludos

Gary Gower.



Paul Mulwitz <p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att.net> wrote: 	  Quote: 	
		     

 OK, this is getting interesting.



 ZAC does indeed supply rubber hose for fuel line.  The implication is that Chris Heintz approves of this material for this use.  We all take as given that Chris, as the designer of the planes we are building, is a credible  authority on how to build a sound airplane.



 So, how does an amateur airplane builder (especially a kit plane builder) resolve the question of whether the materials the designer specifies are satisfactory or not?



  From my humble perspective, the flexible hose seems a lot easier to work with than metal tubing.  It also seems less prone to stress fractures and other early failure problems.  Perhaps it has a limited life span, but isn't this why we do annual condition inspections?



 

 Paul

 XL fuselage



 



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		    I would like to point out that anyone that puts those 45 cent a foot pieces of junk fuel lines on their airplane is just asking for trouble IMHO I don't understand why anyone would run them



  

 Maybe because ZAC supplies them with all of their kits?

 	
	




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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

Really I don't have a problem with the hoses....even though I do use metal   I was just trying to start a new flame to get us off the one we have been  on for the past week. I was gonna start in about air compressors or scotch  bright pads but that is sooooo played out. I got one..... aviation fuel 100 LL  is red now.

  

  

  

  

 In a message dated 11/26/2006 1:44:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,  ggower_99(at)yahoo.com writes:

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		  In our    701 all the hoses are easy to check and change,  (even the ones from the    wing tanks)   we plan to change all of them every year, with the yearly    mantainance we haved planned.   

No big deal and we are shure    that they are always in good chape...  The tubes will be there for years    and who will think that they will never crack and spill    gasoline?



Building, flying, preflying  and doing mantainace work    is all part of the fun of flying.



Saludos

Gary  Gower.

	


 

  

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:20 am Post subject: [CH601XL] Re: Flexible fuel lines

Paul

 My 601XL wing kit not only came with the flexible hoses, it has barb  fittings and clamps to install them. However they won't be used on my  aircraft.

 Carroll 

  

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