Mount The Fuel Tank Or Battery; Mount The Battery - GREAT PLANES ESCAPADE .61 Instruction Manual

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7. Cut the fi berglass cowl as needed to allow the cowl to fi t
over the engine and the muffl er. Once you are satisfi ed with
the fi t of the cowl, drill two 1/16" [16mm] holes into each side
of the cowl and into the fuselage. Be sure when drilling the
holes that you drill into the plywood fi rewall. This will provide
a secure attachment point for the screws. Attach the cowl with
# 2 x 3/8" [10mm] screws and #2 fl at washers. Remove the
screws and the cowl. Apply a couple drops of thin CA into the
holes to harden the threads.

MOUNT the FUEL TANK or BATTERY

IMPORTANT: If powering your Escapade with an electric
motor, before experimenting with different motor battery
combinations and connecting multiple battery packs with
adapter plugs, refer to the Battery Precautions on page 22.

Mount the Battery

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1. Inside the fuselage, remove the two screws that hold the
balsa block in place and remove the block. For the electric
installation this block is not needed and can be discarded.
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2. Cut pieces of self-adhesive Velcro
place them as shown. Each of your battery packs should
have the a strip of the opposite Velcro on them to hold the
battery in place.
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