Fitting Out The Fuselage; Tank Installation (Fuel And Smoke Oil) - Carf-Models SIAI Marchetti SF-260 Construction Manual

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3.6. Fitting Out the Fuselage

3.6.1. Tank Installation (Fuel and Smoke Oil)

The correct sized tank can be ordered from
CARF as an optional accessory and
includes all necessary fittings.
Typical tank fittings orientation shown here:
Center = Fuel feed and clunk
Top = Vent/overflow
Lower = Fill/drain
If using a smoke setup, an identical or smaller (500cc) second tank can be used.
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In the standard fuel tank setup, the tank is
placed on the mounting platform, within the
previously glued-in locating frame, and
secured with the supplied hook-and-loop
strap. The slots for the strap are pre-cut in the
platform.
In our example here, FESTO fittings are
used in the vent/overflow and fill/drain lines
with the appropriate tubing (blue tubing in
photo).
The fuel feed line, shown here still with the
black rubber tubing, will be changed for the
yellow, flexible plastic, tubing.
With the Moki motor installation, there is
plenty of room for both tanks on the
underside of the tank platform separated by
the wheel well moulding, as there is no need
for muffler tunnels.
The air supply tank for the pneumatic landing
gear can be seen installed crossways in front
of the fuel and smoke tanks (photo).
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