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d_kandle(at)velocitus.net
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 Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:08 am Post subject: 701 pitot tube |
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I am getting ready to rivet up the wing with the pitot tube on
it. It appears to me that once I attach the pitot tube it will be
hard to move the wing around without running the risk of breaking off the tube.
Did anyone have a good solution for this problem? Is there some
simple way to make this tube/plate assembly removable? I also worry
that if I leave the tube unattached and plan to rivet in the
tube/plate later, that I will loose the tubing inside the wing and
will be unable to recover it without cutting a hole in the wing.
Are my concerns warranted, or should I just connect and rivet up the
pitot system and hope I don't bump it while finishing up the plane?
Doug Kandle
CH701
Boise ID
Rudder & Horiz. Stab. done Working on 2nd Wing
Jabiru 2200
From complete kit
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jon(at)joncroke.com
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:31 am Post subject: 701 pitot tube |
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Doug,
One of many solutions - something that worked for me... is to cut the pitot
tube and insert a 1-2" plastic tube over the cut ends and reconnect them...
this way when you bump the tube it will flex and not break. Another method
is to mount the pitot on the struts rather than the wing (no hose to lose).
I bet you'll get some more good suggestions from this list!
Jon
I am getting ready to rivet up the wing with the pitot tube on
it. It appears to me that once I attach the pitot tube it will be
hard to move the wing around without running the risk of breaking off the
tube.
Did anyone have a good solution for this problem? Is there some
simple way to make this tube/plate assembly removable? I also worry
that if I leave the tube unattached and plan to rivet in the
tube/plate later, that I will loose the tubing inside the wing and
will be unable to recover it without cutting a hole in the wing.
Are my concerns warranted, or should I just connect and rivet up the
pitot system and hope I don't bump it while finishing up the plane?
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larrymc(at)qconline.com
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:54 am Post subject: 701 pitot tube |
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Doug,
Don't just attach the Pitot to the wing. Put it on an inspection plate
or a plate on your strut
so you can remove it during inspection and repair or replace it if it
gets damaged.
I made my pitot and attached it to the bottom of the wing as an
inspection plate.
It works fine there and was removed during the first annual for inspection.
http://www.macsmachine.com/images/wing/pilelerouting/full/Pitot-number-2-(2).gif
Larry McFarland - 601HDS
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doug kandle wrote:
I am getting ready to rivet up the wing with the pitot tube on
it. It appears to me that once I attach the pitot tube it will be
hard to move the wing around without running the risk of breaking off the tube.
Did anyone have a good solution for this problem? Is there some
simple way to make this tube/plate assembly removable? I also worry
that if I leave the tube unattached and plan to rivet in the
tube/plate later, that I will loose the tubing inside the wing and
will be unable to recover it without cutting a hole in the wing.
Are my concerns warranted, or should I just connect and rivet up the
pitot system and hope I don't bump it while finishing up the plane?
Doug Kandle
CH701
Boise ID
Rudder & Horiz. Stab. done Working on 2nd Wing
Jabiru 2200
From complete kit
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d_kandle(at)velocitus.net
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:00 am Post subject: 701 pitot tube |
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I am working from a kit so my pitot is already made. The plate is
50mm by 50mm, not big enough to call it an inspection plate and not
big enough to cover a hole that I could fit a useful tool into the
wing. I also can't attach it to the strut because, again, it is
already made to attach under the wing.
An inspection plate behind the spar is an option, but I don't see why
it would be much easier to put in the plate now rather than
later(except for the painting issue) if I screw up and loose the tube
inside the wing and then needed it.
At 09:54 AM 1/4/2006, you wrote:
Doug,
Don't just attach the Pitot to the wing. Put it on an inspection plate
or a plate on your strut
so you can remove it during inspection and repair or replace it if it
gets damaged.
I made my pitot and attached it to the bottom of the wing as an
inspection plate.
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riovista(at)bossig.com
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: 701 pitot tube |
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Mount it on an inspection plate... easily rtemoved
Ed
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NYTerminat(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:53 pm Post subject: 701 pitot tube |
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I installed it in sequence per the dwgs. If I had to do it over I would have
made it removable. It is always in the way and easy to forget that it is there.
Bob Spudis
N701ZX
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In a message dated 1/4/2006 10:10:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
d kandle(at)velocitus.net writes:
I am getting ready to rivet up the wing with the pitot tube on
it. It appears to me that once I attach the pitot tube it will be
hard to move the wing around without running the risk of breaking off the
tube.
Did anyone have a good solution for this problem?
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jf701(at)bellsouth.net
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: 701 pitot tube |
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Doug:
I'd definitely use nut plates instead of rivets. Also leave just enough extra length in the tubing so you can pull it down through the hole and fix a leak. Just a little extra bit of time now is bound to save you lots of time and aggravation later on.
John
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