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Old 02-20-2019, 02:21 PM
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Thank you for input everyone about fuel tanks.

I’ll have to research this in a bit, but has anyone done or read about extensive research done on the reliability and durability of Kevlar tank versus plastic specific to our use in turbine jet applications?

The miracle of Kevlar made custom tanks is the variation of sizes and shapes offered, but the cost is the downside. There aren’t quite as large of a variety of plastic tanks in the unique shapes as Kevlar, but the price and availability is an upside of the plastic. The durability and reliability could be another aspect between the two to sway a person decision to purchase one over the other, but I’ll have to look up differences.

Also, is there any downsides to using a plastic tank, Dubro for example, on its side rather than flat? The stopper would likely be offset a bit depending on the tank designs, and I’m not sure if that would affect the reach of the tubing and clunks ability to reach properly, but I suppose that can be altered anyhow for optimization.