Tanks for ARF Flite Streaks.

Ty caught me in a mistake. I have been blabbing about the 3.35-ounce GRW chicken-hopper tanks as being killer when fitted to the ARF Flite Streak and that SIG has them in stock.

That's all fine, but it turns out SIG lists what I call a chicken-hopper tank as "Profile Uniflo Combat Tanks," leading to some confusion.

Further, the appropriate SIG part numbers are GRW325C for the 3.25-ounce chicken hopper, larger sizes are GRW375C, GRW425C, GRW5125C, GRW575C.

The 3.25-ounce tank is a mere 2.25 inches long, making it a comfortable fit on even the short-nosed FSs. In conjunction with something like a 25FP it gives enduro-type runs and short-tanking is a frequently used option.

My experience with two of these tanks has been completely positive; they are the best answer I know of for tanks that work properly while also fitting the nose of a Flite Streak.

Ron B.
F4Fguy

Dan:
Tanks a lot.

>Ron B.
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> Tanks a lot.
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> Ron B.

Both Helmick and I have shot people over lesser puns.

>>Ron B.
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>> Dan:
>> Tanks a lot.
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>Both Helmick and I have shot people over lesser puns.
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>Dan

Exactly. A lesser pun would be actionable. This one was borderine...

Tim

Dan: Tanks anyway! I found one of these exact tanks, hanging on my wall, NIB, purchased from John Hall before he went out of biz. This, of course, after buying the same basic tank (3 oz deep Brodak, standard plumbing) at Ultimate Hobby. So, tanks a lot!

That reminds me, when I worked in the shipyard in Ballard, I worked on a little ol' fishing boat that was a hobby project for a fortunate skipper. The boat was called "The Memories". We looked forward to installing the fuel tanks. On our time cards, we wrote "Tanks for The Memories". I AM A PUNSTER. I will never shoot another punster. Well, almost never. Steve

PS: I have two fishing buddies who work for the City of Renton. They are both Marines, inactive duty, if you know what I mean. I told them it was great that Renton would adapt the Marine Corps Motto. "Huh?" Yeah, "Semper Fee".

Steve,

You're definitely getting closer to that actionable border!

>Steve,
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>You're definitely getting closer to that actionable border!

Oh, YEAH? Well, you just make a move, Buster! I'm ready for anything, ya big lug! Steve

Steve,

Have you forgotten my connections? We're everywhere!

Steve,

You're Bart attachment seems singularly appropriate somehow.

Thanks for the info Dan... The more I learn the more I realize how much I don't know! I am not sure I could tell you what a chicken hopper tank looks like if you put one in my hand! But... I am going to join the Knights of the Round Circle this month and I will be seeing some of the guys at the AMA Convention this weekend. I will make it a point to learn what a chicken hoppper tank is and how it is different from a vent or uniflow...

LAST EDITED ON Jan-10-04 AT 11:40 PM (CDT)
 
Posted below is a picture of the GRW 3.25 oz Chicken Hopper tank. It's basically a uniflow tank with a baffle...being done in the form of a seperate tank scabbed onto the main tank. Per the instructions, I capped the inboard vent. The next one is the uniflow vent, and the fuel feed is the one out of the small tank. Don't forget to clean and pressure test, before use. Steve

Wait... let me look... YES! I have one of those!!! Very cool, but I still don't know why it's called a "Chicken Hopper"

>Wait... let me look... YES! I have one of those!!! Very cool, but I still
>don't know why it's called a "Chicken Hopper"

I suspect that it has a relation to its appearance being similar to some sort of much larger poultry-house feeders on the cages from which egg production is handled. We'll have to wait for some Aggie who remembers the hardware in one of those chicken houses to come along, I suppose.
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Kiwi

Phil,

It's called a 'chicken-hopper' because it works like a poultry feeder. The small tank is the feeder bowl and the large tank is a reservoir. The small tank is plumbled to feed 'on demand' from the reservoir, just like the poultry feeder is fed 'on demand' when the food level drops.

The engine draws fuel from this little tank that is at a fairly constant fuel level. One obtains very constant engine runs due to the constant level plus the uniflow venting. Fuel sloshing in violent manuevers (eg. slow combat) is not a problem with the little tank being virtually full all the time.

You can make your own tanks to fit specific needs. I posted a variety of tank designs (including chicken-hopper types) on this forum, last year. The Tulsa Glue Dobbers were kind enough to use the tank drawings and Stunt News article in the workshop pages on their website. The link is:
http://www.tulsacl.com/WorkShopFUEL.html

Fred