Turbine install
Well tonight I got the turbine in. I used a K100G. The mounting is strait forward and made easy by Pilot. They incorporated alignment lines in the turbine rails to assist with installation. Very helpful, and great for the first timer. After looking at that huge bell on the pipe, I consulted a good friend about the placement of a KingTech in this situation. They say in the instructions to put this one 20-30mm from the mouth of the bell. After sharing some pics and ideas we came to the same conclusion, mount it 20-30mm from the pipe, not the bell. This is because the bell is huge, a lot like the Germans make, not what most of us are use to looking at that comes from Tams or most Skymasters ect...
The Turbine is mounted 22mm from the end of the actual pipe. Since the bell is so big this is not an issue. The pipe size comes out to 71.8 mm, this is perfect for the K100G. with the turbine 22mm from the pipe my measurements are as follows;
turbine cone to pipe= 22mm
turbine mounting tabs from front of turbine rails= 75mm
I then put the harness in a braded loom and installed down the starboard side of the plane to the front. the fuel line is not ran to the turbine yet because I have to put the plane on the balancer at this point to lay out all other equipment.
UAT MOUNTING
I made a small UAT mount and cut away at the two upper boards for it to slide down and mount nicely. Here are the measurements for that.
on the board covering the air tanks I cut these measurements from the back of the board and in from the starboard side.
towards the nose 42mm
from the starboard side 20mm
and it was cut open 50mm wide
on the upper radio tray I cut the following from the front to rear on the starboard side
from the starboard side 20mm
from the front to the back 42mm
and 50mm wide.
I then glues the UAT mount to the air tray and reinstalled it in the airplane. Next I mounted the UAT in the mount with Velcro and one zip tie.
Then I reinstalled the upper tray with the new Jersey Modeler dry break system filler. once again I upgraded to this because no one else make a fueling system this good. And the only fault with the Pilot one is the fact you can not install an overflow tank or "taxi" tank because there is nowhere to attach the line. Plus the dry break insures no fuel inside the airframe while fueling.
From this point on I will be building on the balancer for a lack of a better way of describing it. This is the best way to mount your gear and to keep from having to add weight to a plane. So on the table for tomorrow is getting the fuel pump in and the FADEC unit along with the radio system. I literally have 2 hours and 14 min in this build. It seems a lot longer taking pictures every few minutes and such. Here are some pictures to go with the info. Enjoy.
Jordan