I'd be interested in any ideas for making/buying crash-resistant custom fuel tanks or fuel cells (i.e. a tank with a flexible bladder). I'd like to put them in the wing behind the spar, I like the idea of thick cross-linked HDPE or similarly tough, non-brittle material.
The auto-racing versions are nice, but tend to be rectangular. What I'd want is a wedge shaped tank approx 8" high (at the spar) and tapering to zero. 12"-15" wide with a length of 30"-35".
So, maybe it's possible to fabricate tough tanks like this in a home shop (ideas?). I'd guess rotamolding them would be very costly for a small run, due to tooling costs. I'm checking out marine supply places hoping a boating supply house makes tanks of approx the right shape.
Ideas and thoughts are solicited.
The auto-racing versions are nice, but tend to be rectangular. What I'd want is a wedge shaped tank approx 8" high (at the spar) and tapering to zero. 12"-15" wide with a length of 30"-35".
So, maybe it's possible to fabricate tough tanks like this in a home shop (ideas?). I'd guess rotamolding them would be very costly for a small run, due to tooling costs. I'm checking out marine supply places hoping a boating supply house makes tanks of approx the right shape.
Ideas and thoughts are solicited.
