Velcro

[Gary Dowler]

Mounting a tank on a profile ship, anyone ever try a Velcro strap?  How did it work?

Gary

[Trostle]

I have not seen it done on a profile.  I do not think it would practical if the tank is mounted on the outboard side of the fuselage.  Might work with the tank mounted on the inboard side. I do not know how effective Velcro is once it is saturated with oil.

Keith

[Gary Dowler]

I have not seen it done on a profile.  I do not think it would practical if the tank is mounted on the outboard side of the fuselage.  Might work with the tank mounted on the inboard side. I do not know how effective Velcro is once it is saturated with oil.

Keith

That's what I was wondering about as well.

[Dan McEntee]

    Velco wears out, pretty quickly. The hook side tends to pull the fuzzy side out, and breaks the little hoops. Vibration from the engine gets to it, and I believe the guys that used top use it to secure batteries to the fuselage on a profile tend to get away from it. If you have the tank rigged where velcro could work, just substitute zip ties. Have some foam under the tank so the tension from the zip tie can compress it and help hold it in place. On a plane with a wide nose, make a plywood tray for the tank with some slots on the end to allow raising and lowering the tank. The tray should be the same width as the tank as it sits against the fuselage. Get some zip ties that are long enough to go all the way around, or double up shorter ones. Pull them tight and you are done. Leave yourself some room somewhere for side cutters to cut the ties to remove the tank for servicing.
   Type at you later,
    Dan McEntee

[frank mccune]

Hello All:

I have used it fo years and had no failures.  I put a slow combat plane straight into the ground and the Velcro did not fail!  The main problem that I found with using Velcro for tank mounting on a profile was the bond between the Velcro and the painted side of the fuselage.  Attach the Velcro to BARE wood with epoxy! Punch small holes in the wood and the Velcro prior to attaching, to give the epoxy a bit of tooth to aid attachment.

Despite becoming soggy with fuel, the Velcro continued to hold very well.

                                                                         Frank McCune

[Mike Griffin]

I have used Velcro to secure a battery on an electric profile (the battery was in a battery box) and had no problems but I really prefer zip ties as well as Dan said.

Mike

[Ken Culbertson]

I have not seen it done on a profile.  I do not think it would practical if the tank is mounted on the outboard side of the fuselage.  Might work with the tank mounted on the inboard side. I do not know how effective Velcro is once it is saturated with oil.

Keith

Don't do it.  I tried the strap type that I use on my batteries and they started slipping right away.  Nothing beats rubber bands if they are new except maybe ties.  FYI if you haven't seen them they are in the electrical section of the box stores.  About 8-12" long and shaped like a quick tie.  Super easy to tighten over a battery and super easy to release.

Never had one slip.  I have and so have others here had normal Velcro straps slip.  I think it is the tension you can put on them.

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Ken