Not necessarily! The specific gravity of aluminum (aluminium to those
across the pond) is only 2.7. Assuming that wood has a specific gravity of
0.9, the walls of a hypothetical wood gas tank could only be three times as
thick as a similar one made out of aluminum to be lighter. Assuming a
0.040" thick walls for the aluminum gas tank, you could only use 1/8" thick
plywood for the tank.
Chuck Vandergraaf (who, evidently, has nothing better to do)
'52 +4
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From: MOGLOOM@aol.com[SMTP:MOGLOOM@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday June 15, 2000 10:30 PM
To: hclark@mail.dcwi.com; mogman@rpa.net; Morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Dirt in the Petrol Tank
In a message dated 6/15/00 8:00:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
hclark@mail.dcwi.com writes:
<< the light weight is more in
keeping with the Morgan Way. >>
Maybe even made out of wood; that would be really keeping in the
Morgan way!
;-)
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