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Step 3: Air Tank Installation
The air tanks can be installed in various locations in the airframe, the location I choose was in
the area between the canopy and the rear hatch, see photo 35. There are many methods
available to secure the air tanks, a few include mounting with adhesive backed Velcro™,
permanently glued in with Goop™, or mounted to a tray with Velcro™ straps or Ty-Raps.
The method use here will be to make a mounting tray and utilize Velcro straps.
If a removable air tank installation is desired fabricate the air tank hold down brackets from
the attached templates, see photo 32.
Feed the Velcro straps through the slots and around the tank to secure, see photo 33 & 34.
Make sure to prep the area in the fuselage by sanding and cleaning where the plywood hold
down plate will be attached.
Glue in the plywood hold down plate with the tanks attached; temporally hold in place by
stuffing some foam rubber in between the air tanks and the inlet housing, see photos35 &
36.
When the adhesive is cured remove the temporary foam, you tank installation is complete.
Photo 33
Photo 32
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