Benyte Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Hello everyone! I am a senior in high school and a student pilot developing a ladder for fueling high-wing aircraft. If you could take a couple minutes to take a survey, it would be very useful to me. Thank you! :) High Wing Aircraft Survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Where you you hail from, squire? Also, note, the weight answers are likely to be in KG, not lbs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Machtuk Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 A better way of fuelling a high wing plane would be great but there are lots of considerations outside of the actual design. Cost, availability at most dromes, weight, portability, ease of use stowage. Good luck ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyte Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Where you you hail from, squire? Also, note, the weight answers are likely to be in KG, not lbs... I'm from Indiana and more specifically, KHHG. And you're right about the metric answers, I didn't think of that until later. Thank you everyone for helping out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyte Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 A better way of fuelling a high wing plane would be great but there are lots of considerations outside of the actual design. Cost, availability at most dromes, weight, portability, ease of use stowage. Good luck ? Thanks for the feedback, I'll take all this into consideration. I fuel aircraft daily as my part-time job and agree that all these things are important to me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Designing a ladder for constant ground use refuelling, requires a different design to one that has to be carried on an aircraft and stowed. Weight and bulkiness is not such a concern with the former, as compared to the latter. As to materials, fibreglass is regarded as a highly satisfactory construction material, with regard to cost, and with regard to conductivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Iffy on fabric wing covering. Static worries with metal ladders. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gearon Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Did your survey. That’s a lot of work you’ve put in. I see the problem with the ladders in your survey pics that don’t go high enough on those really high wing planes. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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