LettersFromFlyoverCountry
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I'm running the plastic tubing from the Dynon D100 to use the AOA, and using the DIY AOA idea from Mel. I like the idea of "marrying" the AOA tube to the pitot.
But I didn't want to just run aluminum straight up into the bay, especially with the aileron bellcrank assembly possibly in the way, so I side stepped a bit and installed a bulkhead fitting into the inspection panel with the idea that I'd run a short piece of aluminum tubing from there into the neighboring bay where it would be connected to the plastic tubing with a quick connect/disconnect, making it relatively easy to remove the inspection panel.
For aesthetics and security, I wanted a nipple on the inspection panel, like so.
Unfortunately, I've been unable to come up with a way to do this without it interferring with the aileron bellcrank or the aileron tube. I even thought about just making a short 90 degree bend, turning it outboard, snake the plastic tubing along my conduit for wiring and then turn the tube back and into the quick connect, but the darned bulkhead fitting is just too high and you can't make a sharp enough bend in the aluminum tubing to keep from hitting the bellcrank or tube.
I'd rather not add a separate tube/probe further outboard, but I could, and maybe put a doubler on the inspection panel, but I'm wondering if there's a simpler, less weighty solution. I couldn't find a shorter AN bulkhead fitting so I'm kind of stuck and am looking for inspiration here.
But I didn't want to just run aluminum straight up into the bay, especially with the aileron bellcrank assembly possibly in the way, so I side stepped a bit and installed a bulkhead fitting into the inspection panel with the idea that I'd run a short piece of aluminum tubing from there into the neighboring bay where it would be connected to the plastic tubing with a quick connect/disconnect, making it relatively easy to remove the inspection panel.
For aesthetics and security, I wanted a nipple on the inspection panel, like so.
Unfortunately, I've been unable to come up with a way to do this without it interferring with the aileron bellcrank or the aileron tube. I even thought about just making a short 90 degree bend, turning it outboard, snake the plastic tubing along my conduit for wiring and then turn the tube back and into the quick connect, but the darned bulkhead fitting is just too high and you can't make a sharp enough bend in the aluminum tubing to keep from hitting the bellcrank or tube.
I'd rather not add a separate tube/probe further outboard, but I could, and maybe put a doubler on the inspection panel, but I'm wondering if there's a simpler, less weighty solution. I couldn't find a shorter AN bulkhead fitting so I'm kind of stuck and am looking for inspiration here.