[scard]

For Showplanes fastback builders: Where did you locate the fresh air vents. I don't have the vents in hand yet, but the sides of the panel area is disappearing fast with the rail-to-panel corner gusset and the forward canopy bulkhead. Got pictures? Maybe another bracket hanging down from the panel or someplace else? Non Showplanes builders may not fully understand the delima.

 

[DanH]

Scott, I used one large valve up under the panel which does not blow directly on me but dumps a lot of air in the forward cockpit. The rear seat does have a conventional airline ball vent.

If you look close, at least one of RV-8s the Showplanes crew built in-house includes vent outlets cut into the triangular panel braces. They have valves upstream, hidden behind the panel. Nice trick, but the valves they used are leakers and I wanted positive shutoff. The idea just needs better valves.

 

[Scott Hersha]

Scott,
I split the scat tube into two tubes for two eyeballs on my panel. I get a good strong breeze coming through both of them. My panel is simple and cut down in the middle to allow a longer stick (which is bent to clear the gear tower support behind the panel.

The hole above my radio houses my AP74. Still plenty of room for expansion/changes if I choose. The vents are from Stein and work and seal very well.

 

[DENMACRES]

VENTS, RV-8 FAST BACK

I HAVE 2 VENTS IN THE PANEL, FED BY A NACA ON EACH SIDE. LOTS OF AIR NEEDED HERE IN TX. PANEL IS EQUIPT WITH 2 GRT LARGE SCREENS AND MINIMAL SWTS. RV-6/830hrs. DENNIS MCCRIGHT 9364433562