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Old 03-01-2009, 10:18 PM
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Question Pitot and Static lines - How many instruments can the feed?

Getting ready to plumb my panel and have a few questions . . .
1) I need to split my pitot line among 5 instruments and my static line among 4. Is this too many splits?

2) Is it best to tee them in a pyramid fashion versus a 'serial' distribution? Would the instruments at the end of the line suffer??
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Old 03-01-2009, 10:21 PM
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Getting ready to plumb my panel and have a few questions . . .
1) I need to split my pitot line among 5 instruments and my static line among 4. Is this too many splits?

2) Is it best to tee them in a pyramid fashion versus a 'serial' distribution? Would the instruments at the end of the line suffer??
You can feed as many as you want - sequence doesn't matter. This is because there is no 'flow' of air, just a closed pressurized system.
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