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Fueltank, Hopper and turbine pump installation
Then glue the 2 mount assemblies to each
fuel tanks and to the bottom of the
fuselage with Hysol or other epoxy glue.
Don't forget to sand the glueing surfaces
properly and then let the glue set over
night.
After the glue has set the 3mm bolts are
removed you can remove the fuel tanks.
Now you should fill the glue joint of the
wood to the fuselage bottom and also take
a patch of fiberglass cloth and reinforce the
joint between the aluminium brackets and
the fuel tanks
After the final tank installation put some
thin foam between both tanks.
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The tank volume is 2.9l each. You can mark
the tank 2.4cm from the bottom (rest fuel
= 0.5l) and 4.3cm from the bottom (rest
fuel = 1.0l). With these marks you can
adjust a safety flying time.
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