Fuselage Front; Fuel Cells - Skymaster F-14 Tomcat PRO ARF Plus Assembly And Operation Manual

FUSELAGE JOINT
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Fit front tank before you join the fuselage.
Route all air tubing and servo wires clear of tank.
Secure front fuselage with 4 x M4 and 2 x M3 bolts.

FUEL CELLS

NOTE: Bad plumbing lead to flame outs. This will destroy
your model. Please take your time and do a good job.
Make up fuel line fittings. Make sure clunk moves freely
and reaches all corners of inside of tank.
Fit to tank. Mark pipes for "inlet" and "outlet".
Secure front tank in position between inlet ducts. The
front tank will feed 2 hopper tanks. So you need to make 2
fittings for front tank. Each main tank will feed the centre
tank.
Plumb tank using diagram on next page.
Fill tank and check for leaks.
NOTE : To remove main tanks it is needed to disassemble
the swing wing carbon main spar. It will take some time.
Drain tank with turbine fuel pump and check no air
Bubbles in system until last drop is drained. A good
plumbing will secure good turbine operation.
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