UK1 E3404 Avro 504.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Jess Lurkin[_4_]]

Joseph Testagrose > wrote in
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Don't know why I don't know this,
Don't know why I haven't inquired before...

What ~is~ that canister on top?

Seen it on several makes/models.

Is it an oiler/oil cooler?

Maybe an Ale - Eron? (groan)

[Waldo Pepper[_2_]]

The gravity tank appears on 'some' 504k's. There is a main petrol and
oil tank mounted in the fuselage between the engine and the fore
coclpit. Detailes drawing are in the Windsock Datafile for the 504K.
If you want I can post pages or the whole thing.

In these gravity tanks fuel is typically moved to the tank by the
actions of a wind driven propeller operating a pump.

Waldo.


On 17 Feb 2013 15:14:59 GMT, Jess Lurkin > wrote:

>Joseph Testagrose > wrote in
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>> begin 644 UK1 E3404 Avro 504.jpg
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>
>
>Don't know why I don't know this,
>Don't know why I haven't inquired before...
>
>What ~is~ that canister on top?
>
>Seen it on several makes/models.
>
>Is it an oiler/oil cooler?
>
>Maybe an Ale - Eron? (groan)

[Richard[_8_]]

On 2/18/2013 11:11 AM, Waldo Pepper wrote:
> The gravity tank appears on 'some' 504k's. There is a main petrol and
> oil tank mounted in the fuselage between the engine and the fore
> coclpit. Detailes drawing are in the Windsock Datafile for the 504K.
> If you want I can post pages or the whole thing.
>
> In these gravity tanks fuel is typically moved to the tank by the
> actions of a wind driven propeller operating a pump.
>
> Waldo.
>
>
> On 17 Feb 2013 15:14:59 GMT, Jess > wrote:
>
>> Joseph > wrote in
>> :
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>>>
>>> begin 644 UK1 E3404 Avro 504.jpg
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>>
>> Don't know why I don't know this,
>> Don't know why I haven't inquired before...
>>
>> What ~is~ that canister on top?
>>
>> Seen it on several makes/models.
>>
>> Is it an oiler/oil cooler?
>>
>> Maybe an Ale - Eron? (groan)


Something to keep in mind is that while the 504 indeed has most of the
"looks" of a modern biplane, they were first built in 1913!