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| Subject: | RE: Placement of fire extinguisher |
Concerning my mounting my fire extinguisher horizontally onto the forward
side of my spar below my knees, Thomas wrote:
Pete:
Didn't that interfere with your left tank fuel line? Did you attach it to
the spar itself? So, the fire ext. mount would have to be removed to take
out the wing? (Not an criticism, just trying to understand how you mounted
it).
No interference with the left tank fuel line as my fuel line runs along the
base of the front of the spar about a quarter inch above the floor. The
forward height of the spar is at least 8 to 10 inches with plenty of room for
the extinguisher (mounted horizontally) well above the fuel line. I used
the spar bolts to hold the mounting bracket which came with the extinguisher.
Actually the spar height is so high I also designed and mounted (above the
extinguisher) a 16 inch wide and five inch high open top pouch in which I
carry my handheld radio, suntan lotion, etc. I made a similar pouch (only a
little higher) for the passenger side also mounted in front of the spar. All
easy to reach without unfastening the shoulder harness. The pouches are
made of leather and fastened to the front of the spar with Velcro. I sewed an
elastic strip into the top forward edge of each pouch to keep things (like
water bottles) a little more secure.
And yes, Thomas, I would have to remove the extinguisher mount if I ever
had to take the wing off.
Pete in Clearwater
RV-6, full day night IFR with Garmins 530 and 396
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