Got a 2.5 lbs fire extinguisher, but where to put it? Show Me Yours!

[rogerh12]

Howdy all;
I just picked up a new Halotron 2.5 lbs fire Extinguisher, but this thing is kind of big for my model 4 cabin.
Where have you placed yours? Got a picture?
Thanks in advance
Roger

[Esser]

I don't have a picture but mine located on the slanted floor board in front of the passenger stick perpendicular to the airframe. It doesn't get in the way at all.

[airlina]

Roger, here is where mine is mounted , on the baggage area cross tube. The extinguisher is maybe 10" long and 3" in diameter and the leather case in front is for a foldable knife I could use to cut thru my side windows should the need ever arise (God forbid) . Requires a bit of contortion that this old body protests but I can still access them from the left seat. Bruce N199CL

[N213RV]

Mine is bolted down in the front of the baggage area, right behind the passenger seat. Easily accessible by the pilot and always out of the way.

[PapuaPilot]

Front right baggage floor. The thought is I can reach it in flight.

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[jrevens]

Since I didn't do the adjustable rudder pedals I had room here -

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[rtc183]

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Easy to knock off, but easy to reach too.

[rogerh12]

There are some real good ideas here.
Thanks to all !!
Roger

[colospace]

Don't have a picture handy on my tablet, but I mounted mine to the seat pan center hump just aft of the console. Very accessible, and since my wife and I are both thin, it should not be intrusive.

[Dbb135]

I 3d printed a mount and fastened it within reach in the baggage area.

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[airlina]

Not to spoil the party, but please remember that in a crash or fast deceleration, everything back there is now going to become a projectile. Would be a real shame to survive impact but get injured by flying debris. Bruce N199CL

[PapuaPilot]

Not to spoil the party, but please remember that in a crash or fast deceleration, everything back there is now going to become a projectile. Would be a real shame to survive impact but get injured by flying debris. Bruce N199CL

Good point Bruce. I have some reservations about using a 3D printed plastic part as a structural piece. Will it able to withstand deceleration forces? For certified aircraft we have to use AC43.13-2B chapter 1 and do load limit testing for mods mounted in an aircraft. The principal applies just as well to experimental aircraft.

I have a few 3D printed parts in my Kitfox, but nothing structural. I only have knobs, handles and trim pieces.