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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Posts: 502
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: Overhead Console

I am getting ready to order an overhead console. Anyone have one they REALLY like? or suggest?

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orchidman

Joined: 10 Jul 2006
Posts: 277
Location: Oklahoma City - KRCE

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:31 am Post subject: Re: Overhead Console

 	  Strasnuts wrote: 	
		  I am getting ready to order an overhead console.  Anyone have one they REALLY like?  or suggest? 	


I have the one that Stein now sells.  After you get the top fit, pull it off and fit the overhead while the top is upside down on some sawhorses.

Use some of the rubber seal to seal the aft edge against the rear bulkhead.  Install 2 of the scat tube flanges to the aft side of the bulkhead and add 2 naca inlets to provide the air.  You will get a bunch of air out of this configuration even with all 4 vents open.



Some of my pictures can be seen at http://www.wingscc.com/N2GB/43-CabinCover/100_2897.html

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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Posts: 502
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:52 am Post subject: Overhead Console

That is exactly the info I was hoping for.



Thanks for the reply Orchidman. (Is that a super hero?)



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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:41 am Post subject: Overhead Console

Sean,



Depending on how urgent your need is, Aerosport Products should have a

carbon fiber overhead available shortly.   If you were at OSH, you may have

saw Aerosport's carbon fiber instrument panel at either SteinAir's or AFS's

booth.  Geoff also had product at the RV-10 HQ at Camp Scholler.



The advantages are that the carbon fiber will be lighter than the fiberglass

overhead.  If you have a newer (i.e. pink) canopy, these should fit better

than previously available consoles.  With the inconsistencies of the green

canopies, it's amazing that anything fit well.



The product is in the final design stage and Geoff should have the initial

prototype available soon.   He had my pink canopy scanned and digitized,

which is why I'm aware of the product.  Also, I am also helping him with

getting his website online (which should be live soon).



bob

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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:12 am Post subject: Overhead Console

Check out www.flightlineac.com.  



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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
Posts: 563

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:29 am Post subject: Overhead Console

Sean



I have seen Stien's console on a couple of -10s at KOSH and they are very

nice. 



If you are a bit more ambitious, you might want to take a page out of John

G's book and make your own.



Attached are a couple of photos of my "amateur built" console that was built

using John's technique. It took a more than a few hours but was good f/g

practise for a neophyte. I am, now more comfortable with f/g although I

still hate sanding the damn stuff.



I plan to have the canopy interior painted in a couple of weeks by a

professional shop. Painting is one thing I don't want to do because I don't

the requisite skills or equipment. and expect it to look quite respectable. 



The "long runs" were fabbed using 3/4" foam about 12" wide. The raised vent

holders were fabbed from shaped foam.   



The holes in mine are for eyeball lights and Steins eyeball vents. Speaking

of vents, don't bother with anyone else's vents. I bought some Aveo vents

from ACS and sent them back and got Stien's which really are far superior.



Cheers



Les



#40643 - Living in a f/g world 



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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Posts: 502
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Overhead Console

Those look nice Les.  If I had to order today I would buy Stein's with the black vents and map lights.  I am very interested in the carbon fiber one.  I didn't realize that I should fit the cabin top and then mount the console.  That sounds logical.  I am just finishing section 29 so I will be ordering soon.  I hope the carbon fiber one will be available by the time I am ready.

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robin1(at)mrmoisture.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:14 am Post subject: Overhead Console

Sean,

I agree with everything said to date. I especially like the build your

own if you want to save $ and have something specific to your needs.

Obviously a few more hours will be needed. That being said when we were

building the AA was the only game in town so we installed that poor

fitting piece of... Fiberglass on our old style canopy. Something about

a monkey and a football. If I were doing it again today I would wait for

the carbon fiber one before deciding. If it's anything like the panels

they offer it should be sensational.

Here is a link to my OH build:



http://www.painttheweb.com/rv-10/console.htm



Robin



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rnewman(at)tcwtech.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: Overhead Console

If you are interested in a DIY overhead console here's the link to my web 

album.   Go to the chapter titled "fiberglass work"   starting around photo 

111 there's a progression of the overhead I did for my rv-10.   It's being 

fed air from naca scoops in the rear with the addition of two axial fans to 

provide airflow while on the ground.



http://picasaweb.google.com/rcnewman64



Bob Newman

www.tcwtech.com

#40176   glass work and panel and wiring and stuff.

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rbibb

Joined: 16 Jul 2009
Posts: 37

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:15 am Post subject: Overhead Console

Bob:



OT but that is one nice looking workshop with the Post and Beam

construction.  I expected to see Norm Abrams show up in the picture sequence

somewhere....



Not too shabby looking fiberglass boat looking thing with all the holes in

it either.... 



Richard Bibb

972-771-2598

972-835-5979 mobile

 

 



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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
Posts: 563

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: Overhead Console

Sean



Amy way you slice it, the canopy and doors will require a lot of work. My

"pink doors" have / had a lot of voids were it appears that the mold was not

clean when the doors were made. As well my "green canopy" was a real treat

cleaning up. 



Stien's stuff is great although I used the ACS eyeball LED lights and his

vents. 



Cheers



les



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Walt Fuller

Joined: 21 Jun 2009
Posts: 9

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:49 am Post subject: Re: Overhead Console

Our f/g overhead...went with the short version  



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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Overhead Console

Just received my overhead console from Geoff Combs today! Looks really nice and can't wait to install it.

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