Brief Description: Smoke oil tank install #1 and panel repaint
Spent 2 hrs working though how I was going to secure the smoke oil tank aft of the aft baggage compartment between the middle (aux) longerons. I believe I have a good solution. Because of the sump on the bottom of the tank and how the metal straps that came with it are oriented, I will have it turned sideways. I had some 1/8" thick 1"x1" angle laying around that I will use in conjunction with the straps that came with the tank and I will bolt these to the middle longerons. I should be plenty strong. Assuming a full tank is approximately 60lbs at 6 Gs it would need to be strong enough to hold 360lbs.
I also repainted the instrument panel now that I have the holes drilled and final fitment on the AFS3500.
Smoke tank
Tank will go above the silver angle that is laying on the middle longerons (fwd one shown)
Panel repainted and clear coated satin and ready for the avionics.
