GESchwarz
Well-Known Member
I’ve been trying to figure out how I can have a fuel sump in the lowest location in my low-wing airplane, but not anywhere in the cockpit area where it would be a fire hazard in a crash. I’ve just built my main gear trunnions which will be rigidly mounted to the main wing spar about 38” outboard from the fuselage centerline. The main wheels are mounted to a swing arm/shock absorber assembly which hinges at a clevis type knee joint at the end of the trunnion. This trunnion member is made from a 2.5” OD, thick wall steel tube which is about 19” long.
So I was looking at the volume of space inside the trunnion and I got to thinking that these could be capped off and used as my fuel sump tanks. They would work great as a water trap, and they would never un-port.
Do you see any issues or risks with this idea?
So I was looking at the volume of space inside the trunnion and I got to thinking that these could be capped off and used as my fuel sump tanks. They would work great as a water trap, and they would never un-port.
Do you see any issues or risks with this idea?
