RCU Forums - View Single Post - Freewing Mig 29 EDF to Turbine Conversion
Old 11-14-2020, 12:39 PM
  #22  
Viper1GJ
My Feedback: (20)
 
Viper1GJ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Saint George , SC
Posts: 2,423
Received 330 Likes on 217 Posts
Default

Front tank lug mount


Tap front lug hole for 6-32 bolt


1/4" ply front mount bolted to tank lug


Plywood outline traced on foam fuse bottom


Area of foam removal


Remove foam from under header tank floor. This is where I learned I should have made the tank floor cover the entire front compartment.


Ply wood tank mount rounded to fit foam shape behind nose gear doors. I did not work too hard here since it on the bottom and out of site


Header tank floor extended, drilled, and counter sunk for a 6-32 flat head bolt


Header tank fits over bolt


Front and rear tank mounts glued in with E6000, weighted, and let dry overnight


Internal plywood braces cut from 1/8" plywood


Brackets installed on inside of each duct. Epoxy is used on the wood to wood contact areas and E6000 is used on the wood to foam contact areas. This to help spread the load over the foam holding the tank on the jet during G loads

Last edited by Viper1GJ; 11-14-2020 at 12:46 PM.