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connectors. You can finish the routing of the wires in wing, stab and fin now. You should not wait
with the final installation of the connectors in the fuselage because the more equipment is
installed, such as engine and fuel tanks, the harder it will get to access the areas where to route
wires and permanently install the connectors. Do this now and just route the loose ends of the
wires to the front, below the equipment board, mark them to identify them later, leave them long
enough and shorten as needed before crimping the connectors to the other ends. The rest of the
work will now be inside and around the main fuselage, so you can put all other parts aside for
now.
Engine, bypass, thrust tube and fuel tanks:
General: Now comes the next specialty of the CARF-Models BOLT: The installation of the engine.
It's a fact that you won't find an aerodynamically cleaner engine installation in any large sport jet
on the market, no matter where you look. Such a clean and slick engine installation comes,
however, with some added need of precision and care, and eventually with some special
procedures. That's no different with the CARF-Models BOLT!
Basically the engine is bolted into the carbon bypass and creates one integrated unit. That unit is
then bolted in place in the fuselage on longitudinal rails. To get it there, it gets inserted from the
rear of the fuselage, passes through the ring former holding the fin tube, and though the rear main
former of the engine mount. Even the thrust tube is attached to the integrated bypass before it is
moved to its mounting place. Alignment of the thrust tube is a no-brainer because it is installed
with 3 steel springs being flexible, adjustable and totally safe. And it can be removed and re-
attached in no time, if needed.
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