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Unread 08-21-05, 11:37 AM
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mine is off at the moment, but it has a breather tube extension, which I find works extremely well at keeping junk off the cargo pod. I am attaching a picture. It extends it about 24 inches from the bottom of the airplane, moving the tube end out towards the bottom of the strut. It has a bend in it, which acts much like a trap on a sink, preventing stuff from coming back in. It moves the 'exhaust' into the airstream, down the side of the plane, but in reality, I end up with very little gunk as a result of the breather tube.

You can see the line, where we have goop still on the plane, forming a seal. Normally, I would clean this off, however, I remove and replace the cargo pod on a regular basis, so having some of the sealer material there is a good thing. In any event, the line follows where the cargo pod attaches. The screws that hold the cargo pod in place also hold the clamps for the breather tube extension in place.
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