The gas tank itself is a structural element!
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 10:10 PM 4/12/00 -0400, you wrote:
>The Spitfire has nothing additional added to it for stiffness. If you
>remove that "bulkhead" you will find out it is cardboard and behind it is
>only the gas tank. The only other structure is the scuttle (the deck are
>behind the cockpit where the gas cap sits) and that provides no structural
>support what-so-ever as most of it is a simple piece of sheetmetal with no
>reinforcement.
>
>I think as far as structure goes, you are fine. Be more concerned with
>quality of work and how well you like it.
>
>Patrick Bowen
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