Fuel Tank Detail from Bob Barrows

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Owen Smith’s Patrol First Flight

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Use This to Lubricate Fuel Cap Threads

Bob Barrows recommends this product for lubricating the aluminum threads (not o-rings) of your Bearhawk gas caps.

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Proper Procedure for Welding AA 5052 Aluminum Fuel Tanks

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Wing Skin Stiffeners for the Fuel Tank Bay

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Aux Tank Installation In Your Bearhawk

Source: 2005 Q3 Beartracks, Mark Goldberg
In the October 1996 issue of the Beartracks, Bob Barrows gives builders his design for an 11-gallon auxiliary fuel tank that fits in the third bay from the wingtip of each wing. Bob didn’t exactly encourage installation of these aux tanks.

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Fuel Cap Cotter Pin and Lubrication

Source: 2004-Q2 Beartracks, Eric Newton

Bob, as I mentioned to you on the phone, I recently made the vented fuel caps. As a beginner with the lathe, it was a great project that I had fun making.

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