Bud,
Pretty much how I plumbed Baby Blue. Nail it to the floor...
Jeff - Baby Blue
Pushing 500 hrs
ALAN YERLY wrote:
> Wished you would have asked earlier.
>
> Just wire tie the fuel lines neatly to the floor. The gear and flap is
> normally installed and I fit the baggage bay in before I run the lines.
> I jig the fuselage well and don't put on the top until all the work in
> the rear is done. I hate crawling back in the back. Better to jig the
> fuselage properly, ensure it is square. Then put in the flight control
> rods, tail tube, pitch bulkhead, gear, flaps, rudder cables, autopilots,
> wiring, antennas, fuel system, batteries and other stuff in the back,
> then fit the top. Makes all those lines and fittings etc. much easier
> to de-conflict. I sheath my rudder cables when I can with 1/4 or 3/16
> poly tube (like on the brakes) to guide them through the saddle area to
> make sure the fuel lines, wires, etc. don't interfere.
>
> Keep it light and simple, PVC can be heavy if you use it a lot. Those
> who put the top on before all the junk is in, have bruises and another
> 200 hours of work.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Bud Yerly
> Custom Flight Creations
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Greg Fuchs <mailto:gregoryf.flyboy@comcast.net>
> *To:* europa-list@matronics.com <mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2009 6:04 PM
> *Subject:* Europa-List: Fuel line position exiting the cockpit module
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> To the Gurus that came earlier:
>
> It seems that the fuel lines exiting the back of the module might
> come into
> contact (or get close) with the flap control tube. Without going
> through the
> hassle of dimensioning the flap system to find out, what do you
> think is the
> best way to handle this?
>
> I could cut the plastic guide-tube at exit, and bend the aluminum fuel
> tubing down and to port, or bend both. Will this work? Any other ideas?
>
> BTW, I have a Europa Tri-gear with electric flap positioning.
> Thanks for any direction to follow or consider,
> Greg Fuchs, A050
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