Savannah Karl

Hey, great pics, thanks Karl!!!Can I ask, with your Aux tanks, have you T-ed them to the inner tanks? I can't see clearly in your pic...

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.

 

 

Hoisting the Viking 130 into place.

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.

 

 

The wife is the first one to sit in the airplane.

Hoisting the Viking 130 into place.

 

 

The wife is the first one to sit in the airplane.

 

 

 

Reinforcements for the bottom engine mounts.

Bottom engine mount with reinforcement and bolt.

 

 

Working my way forward with the cockpit area and firewall.

Reinforcements for the bottom engine mounts.

 

 

Landing gear mounted.

Working my way forward with the cockpit area and firewall.

 

 

Rear fuselage basically done.

Landing gear mounted.

 

 

Batteries mounted as far back as I could put them. That motor is a little heavier than the Rotax.

Rear fuselage basically done.

 

 

Concentrating hard on that fuselage.

Batteries mounted as far back as I could put them. That motor is a little heavier than the Rotax.

 

 

Love those curved edges.

Concentrating hard on that fuselage.

 

 

Help from some grandbaby friends.

Love those curved edges.

 

 

Beginning the aft fuselage.

Help from some grandbaby friends.

 

 

I think I'm going to polish verses paint.

Beginning the aft fuselage.

 

 

I think I'm going to polish verses paint.

 

 

 

Leading edge work.

Wing storage until I have an airplane to put them on.

 

 

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.

Leading edge work.

 

 

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.

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.

 

 

Flow testing.

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.

 

 

Flow testing.

 

 

 

Beginning the wing work.

Leak testing the fittings.

 

 

My buddy working on the mixer.

Beginning the wing work.

 

 

It was nice getting these done. The ends were challenging and the manual wasn't that helpful. I

My buddy working on the mixer.

 

 

Sorry I'm going so fast through this but I'm trying to get back in the garage as we speak.

It was nice getting these done. The ends were challenging and the manual wasn't that helpful. I

 

 

Working on tail feathers first.

Sorry I'm going so fast through this but I'm trying to get back in the garage as we speak.