Ping Jay Honeck... Mighty Grape stuff..

[Dave S]

I was looking on your site (well the Hotel site, that is)for info
related to the Mighty Grape since the Velocity project I'm helping with
will be auto-gas powered... I remember pics and things were abound once
upon a time on some site somewhere...

I have checked several of the "truck and trailer supply" companies but
the tanks they have are placarded against using gasoline.. I'm sure its
a venting issue more than anything else.. but trying to do things
semi-safely...

So, if you still have that sort of stuff online, where is it kept.

Dave

[Jay Honeck]

I buried it pretty deep in the website -- I didn't want casual hotel-guest
types stumbling over nonsense like this!

;-)

See it at http://alexisparkinn.com/fuel_truck.htm

--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"
"Dave S" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> I was looking on your site (well the Hotel site, that is)for info
> related to the Mighty Grape since the Velocity project I'm helping with
> will be auto-gas powered... I remember pics and things were abound once
> upon a time on some site somewhere...
>
> I have checked several of the "truck and trailer supply" companies but
> the tanks they have are placarded against using gasoline.. I'm sure its
> a venting issue more than anything else.. but trying to do things
> semi-safely...
>
> So, if you still have that sort of stuff online, where is it kept.
>
> Dave
>

[Dave S]

Thanks Jay...

Dave.

Jay Honeck wrote:

> I buried it pretty deep in the website -- I didn't want casual hotel-guest
> types stumbling over nonsense like this!
>
> ;-)
>
> See it at http://alexisparkinn.com/fuel_truck.htm
>

[Bob Miller]

how apropos. Carrier-based fuel handlers are referred to as "grapes".

[Jay Honeck]

> how apropos. Carrier-based fuel handlers are referred to as "grapes".

Yes, but are they screaming purple, like our "Mighty Grape?"

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[David Johnson]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message news:<%3B1d.42193$MQ5.31968@attbi_s52>...
> > how apropos. Carrier-based fuel handlers are referred to as "grapes".
>
> Yes, but are they screaming purple, like our "Mighty Grape?"
>
> ;-)

Could be! I have no personal knowledge of the subject, but just
happened to be in on a discussion of the takeoff power of the
Grumman S-2 Tracker the other day - ex Navy, but now used as air-
tankers for firefighting. Someone mentioned that when he served
on aircraft carriers years ago they used 115-145 avgas (which
just happened to be dyed purple!) for their piston powered aircraft.
AFAIK that stuff is long gone.

David Johnson

[Gerry Caron]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:%3B1d.42193$MQ5.31968@attbi_s52...
> > how apropos. Carrier-based fuel handlers are referred to as "grapes".
>
> Yes, but are they screaming purple, like our "Mighty Grape?"
>
Yes, they are.

Crewman on the carrier deck wear color-coded jerseys to identify their
specialty: plane captains, white; catapult, yellow; munitions, red;
mechanics, green; etc. Fuelers wear purple, hence "grapes."

Gerry