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  1. Savannah Karl
    Not the best picture but you can see the fuel valve switches. I don't have the labeling done yet.
  2. Savannah Karl
    Yeah but simpler than it seams. Inner and outer valves that are on or off. Example: .if I have fuel in all tanks I would have outer valves open and inner closed. As the outer tanks empty I open the inner valve and close the outer. I'll try to post a picture of the valves.
  3. Savannah Karl
    I thought that also so when testing was complete I drained the tanks fully. Then I left the system open so most of what was left would evaporate. When it comes time to actually run fuel through the system I will waist a gallon or so by putting it in the tanks letting it run to the header tank and then draining the header tank until I see no contamination. As far as fuel testing I will do complete system leak testing with fuel before I mount the wings.
  4. Savannah Karl
    I ran each tank to a shut off valve on the wing root then teed them together to the header tank. I have a sight gauge for each tank.
  5. Savannah Karl
    Mounting the Viking has been much easier than I expected having never done this before. It's just a matter of hanging the engine and then running power and ground lines from the batteries then fuel and cooling system lines. It is really a clean installation. The wiring harness is pre-installed for you. As far as that goes you just have to hook up the engine computer and do your first start. I have decided to also have my engine monitoring system hooked up for the first start. That requires a 1 amp circuit breaker that I did not have so I'm waiting for that to come in to complete the first engine run. Hopefully any day now. Can't wait.
  6. Savannah Karl
    Hoisting the Viking 130 into place.
  7. Savannah Karl
    The wife is the first one to sit in the airplane.
  8. Savannah Karl
    Bottom engine mount with reinforcement and bolt.
  9. Savannah Karl
    Reinforcements for the bottom engine mounts.
  10. Savannah Karl
    Working my way forward with the cockpit area and firewall.
  11. Savannah Karl
    Landing gear mounted.
  12. Savannah Karl
    Rear fuselage basically done.
  13. Savannah Karl
    Batteries mounted as far back as I could put them. That motor is a little heavier than the Rotax.
  14. Savannah Karl
    Concentrating hard on that fuselage.
  15. Savannah Karl
    Love those curved edges.
  16. Savannah Karl
    Help from some grandbaby friends.
  17. Savannah Karl
    Beginning the aft fuselage.
  18. Savannah Karl
    I think I'm going to polish verses paint.
  19. Savannah Karl
    Wing storage until I have an airplane to put them on.
  20. Savannah Karl
    Leading edge work.
  21. Savannah Karl
    This was a leak test of the full installation. I used cardboard under the test area to quickly show any drips. None found. I hope it works as well with fuel as it did with water.
  22. Savannah Karl
    Fuel tanks almost done. I went with the aux tanks. I like the idea of more fuel. I'm not sure I'm going to like the extra weight.
  23. Savannah Karl
    Flow testing.
  24. Savannah Karl
    Leak testing the fittings.
  25. Savannah Karl
    Beginning the wing work.
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