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skyring

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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:46 am Post subject: Venturi location - no suction

We have exactly no suction from the 4 inch Venturi mounted under the fuselage of our S5. You can see the location in the attached photo - just behind the Grove gear and the top lip of the venturi about in line with the bottom of the gear horizontal part. 



Obviously a dead area. As it's difficult to mount such a big venturi on the side of a kitfox cowling, where it would probably work ok, we're wondering what others have done? Drop it further into the airstream in the same location?



kerry

Kitfox S5 912S and loving every minute of it.

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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:48 am Post subject: Venturi location - no suction

Kerry,

I have seen one mounted on a 4 just under the door on the fuselage.



Lloyd Cudnohufsky

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IVO IFA



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skyring

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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Venturi location - no suction

Thanks Lloyd. Would that be under the pilot's side door? Just trying to figure out where the best blast from the prop would be. Kerry.

ps to everyone. sorry about the size of that photo.

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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:51 am Post subject: Venturi location - no suction

Mounted mine here, no problems and it works great



Jim





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skyring

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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:34 am Post subject: Re: Venturi location - no suction

Jim that's a great help. Thanks. But I'm presuming you have to disconnect the hose every time you take the bottom cowl off? 



Now I'm really curious and see cuffs on your lift struts and what looks like a in-flight adjustable trim on the rudder.. 



Curious about your cruise speed and also - what's the tailwheel? 

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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:53 pm Post subject: Venturi location - no suction

On 26-Apr-09, at 10:34 AM, skyring wrote:



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 Jim that's a great help. Thanks. But I'm presuming you have to  

 disconnect the hose every time you take the bottom cowl off?

Yes I disconnect each time I remove the lower cowling... barb  fitting  
	


with inexpensive vinyl tubing



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 Now I'm really curious and see cuffs on your lift struts and what  

 looks like a in-flight adjustable trim on the rudder..



Yes I have in-flight rudder trim,  normal cruise about 120 mph at   
	


5000 ASL   The tailwheel is a Matco supplied by

Kitffox LLC



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		   Curious about your cruise speed and also - what's the tailwheel?

 kerry





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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:14 pm Post subject: Venturi location - no suction

The one I saw was under the passenger's side door, not sure if it would

matter though.



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