ORIGINAL: doxilia

Ed,

just a comment about the fuel tank position. If you take a look at the Tipo plans, you'll see where the tank was intended to go. The fuse height of Dick's design is such that in addition to the 16 oz tank above the nose gear you might also be able to get an air tank or battery there as well. Putting the tank behind would only be desirable if you are keen on minimizing CG shift by placing the tank closer to the CG. In the Tipo it is rather complicated to put your tank here without running into radio gear installation problems. The only way I see this as practical (perhaps) is if one used a cylindrical fuel tank placed in the canopy area between the wing LE and the CG along with a pumped engine.

Terry, of course it is his plane but there's nothing quite like voicing strong opinions! It gets the juices flowing... . Come to think of it, if I were to move the height of the stab because I decided to build a flat one (but then it just wouldn't be an original DH Tipo), I would install it no lower than the same height above the thrust line as the wing is below it. Just some more food for thought MJ.

Cheers, David.