Fuel Tank Installation - Carf-Models ViperJet Mk II Instruction Manual

Drilling t he h oles t o m ount t he c arbon b ypass i s v ery e asy i f y ou h ave a d remel
with a n 9 0 d eg. g ear d rive. B ut e ven i f n ot, y ou c an c reate e asily a t ool t o d rill t he
four n ecessary 3 mm h oles. U se t he h andle o f a c heap s mall s crew d river ( cut o ff
and d rill w ith t he 3 mm d rill b it) a nd g lue t he d rill b it i n w ith a d rop o f C A g lue. I t
won't t ake y ou l onger t han 5 m inutes t o d rill t hese 4 r equired h oles i nto t he
plywood.
Once t he h oles a re d rilled, y ou c an p ermanently m ount t he
bypass/engine/thrust t ube a ssembly w ith f our M 3 x 2 0 m m b olts a nd s elf
securing n uts. Y ou c an a ccess t he n uts e asily f rom t he b ottom s ide t hrough t he
wheel c utouts.
Finally, r emove t he e ngine a ssembly f or e asier h andling o f t he r ear f uselage
during t he r est o f t he b uild.
3.3 F uel t ank i nstallation
The f uel t ank i s a vailable a s o ptional p art f rom C ARF-­‐Models. I t c an c arry 4 .2 l o f
fuel a nd c omes w ith a h opper t ank a nd f ull p lumbing m aterial.
Since t he s ame f ueltank i s a lso u sed i n o ur C T-­‐114 T utor a nd o ur 1 /5
Hawk , a ll m illed w ood m ounting a ccessories a re i ncluded i n t he a ircraft k it a nd
not i n t he f uel t ank k it.
The V iper f uel t ank i s m ounted w ith a w ood " claw" o ver t he w ing t ube s leeve a nd
two a luminum a ngles t o t he f ront f ormer o f t he r ear f uselage. T he a luminum
angles a re i ncluded i n t he f uel t ank h ardware.
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