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lrsecaldwell(at)earthlink
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:36 pm Post subject: Short (Low Profile) Avionics

I just starting the instrumrent panel for and RV-7.  I have laid oit 

cutouts for D100 and EMS120.  Little space remains for radio stacks.



What are the shortest audio panels, txpdrs, and Nav/Coms?



Roger

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fstringham

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: Short (Low Profile) Avionics

Roger



Are you a tip up or slider canopy.



On my 7A tip up I cut the ribs at the sub panel and moved them outboard 

..as I remember about 3 inches. This will accomadate my Garmin Stack.

Frank (at) SGu and SLC....wiring/fiberglass......$$$$$$$$$

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Subject: Short (Low Profile) Avionics

Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:35:20 -0500




<lrsecaldwell(at)earthlink.net>



I just starting the instrumrent panel for and RV-7.  I have laid oit 

cutouts for D100 and EMS120.  Little space remains for radio stacks.



What are the shortest audio panels, txpdrs, and Nav/Coms?



Roger






	


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aerobubba(at)earthlink.ne
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:28 am Post subject: Short (Low Profile) Avionics

Howdy Roger-



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		  Little space remains for radio stacks.

What are the shortest audio panels, txpdrs, and Nav/Coms?

 

Roger

 
	


You might consider Becker face mounted coms and xpdr, as well as a PSE

audio panel.  They aren't thin rectangles, but they do take up very little

acreage in a square pattern.  The VAL all in one VOR/LOC/GS/MB unit puts

the radio behind the indicator, saving more acreage.  You can make a tall,

narrow stack with these, among other configurations.  Using these radios

I've been able to build a redundant, IFR panel for my -8 with panel space

left over.



glen matejcek

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bicyclop(at)pacbell.net
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:08 am Post subject: Short (Low Profile) Avionics

Roger,



The shortest audio panel is no audio panel at all. I bundled all my

audio sources together, with 100 ohm resistors to prevent backfeeding

them, into the intercom. I control the volume of each at the individual

unit. I also split the com 1 audio to a failsafe headset jack in case

the intercom should fail. I have a switch to determine which com radio

transmits when the PTT is pushed. It works great. I think Van refers to

this setup as the poor man's audio panel.



The SL-30 from Garmin is 1.3" tall, IIRC. It is a very capable Nav/Com

which is supported by the Dynon equipment for HSI display. That would

allow you to get by without a Nav head if you want to save the space and

expense of a 

3 1/8" round  instrument. The SL-30 allows you to monitor the backup com

frequency which is almost like having a second com. It also displays the

bearing to the backup VOR (if tuned and receiving a signal) so it's

almost like having 2 Navs.



There are several 2 1/4" round transponders available, but the SL-70 has

been discontinued, unfortunately.



Another option would be to remake your panel with the oversize panel

from Van's. It's only about $40.



A note on the Dynons. I don't know if redundancy is important to you,

but if you go with the D-180 and a D100, you would have redundant flight

instruments and could save the space of backup steam gauges. 



Pax,



Ed Holyoke

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