Hello,
I'm getting close to routing my Pitot/Static/AoA lines on my RV-7 (slider). I've looked around on the web and on VAF and I can't seem to find any good pix of how others have done this so I thought I'd consult the folks here on VAF since there are a ton of great ideas out there.
I'm looking for how to route the plastic lines (SafeAir1) in the fuselage. I've got the lines in the LH wing figured out. That's pretty straight forward. However, exactly the best place to route the lines in the fuselage (no water trapping low points, minimal bends/connections, hidden from view, no holes thru major structural components) seems to be a mystery for me.
I'm using the new (no ice issues) Dynon regulated heat pitot tube with the pitot and AoA lines coming in from the LH wing. I plan to have the AFS ADAHRS mounted in the aft of the fuselage (most likely between the F-786A-L/-R Top Fuselage J Stiffeners and the F-787 Stiffener Web on a custom mount). I plan to keep the ADAHRS well aft of the slider canopy when it's open so not to have any issues with it messing up the magnetometer in the ADAHRS (this is so I don't get squirrelly heading readings when I'm taxiing). I've got a TruTrak Vizion 385 autopilot and Dynon D10A located on the left hand side of the instrument panel so it makes sense to have the lines on the left hand side of the fuselage (that's also where the pitot/AoA lines come in too). The airspeed switch will probably end up being mounted on the LH fuselage sidewall on a custom mount (behind the Baggage Bulkheads). I have a simple ball valve (http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Pneumatic_Components/Special_Purpose_Push-to-Connect_Pneumatic_Fittings/Hand_Valves/HVU14) that I plan to use as a combination Alternate Static Port / Calibration Port located on the left hand side of the cabin within easy reach. This way I don't have to "break" into the system when doing static system calibrations and have an alternate static source.
Below is a schematic of the line routing. Comments are welcome.
Any nice pix of how you guys have routed these lines would be appreciated. The reasons for why you ran the lines the way you did would be helpful too.
Thanks!
Jeff
I'm getting close to routing my Pitot/Static/AoA lines on my RV-7 (slider). I've looked around on the web and on VAF and I can't seem to find any good pix of how others have done this so I thought I'd consult the folks here on VAF since there are a ton of great ideas out there.
I'm looking for how to route the plastic lines (SafeAir1) in the fuselage. I've got the lines in the LH wing figured out. That's pretty straight forward. However, exactly the best place to route the lines in the fuselage (no water trapping low points, minimal bends/connections, hidden from view, no holes thru major structural components) seems to be a mystery for me.
I'm using the new (no ice issues) Dynon regulated heat pitot tube with the pitot and AoA lines coming in from the LH wing. I plan to have the AFS ADAHRS mounted in the aft of the fuselage (most likely between the F-786A-L/-R Top Fuselage J Stiffeners and the F-787 Stiffener Web on a custom mount). I plan to keep the ADAHRS well aft of the slider canopy when it's open so not to have any issues with it messing up the magnetometer in the ADAHRS (this is so I don't get squirrelly heading readings when I'm taxiing). I've got a TruTrak Vizion 385 autopilot and Dynon D10A located on the left hand side of the instrument panel so it makes sense to have the lines on the left hand side of the fuselage (that's also where the pitot/AoA lines come in too). The airspeed switch will probably end up being mounted on the LH fuselage sidewall on a custom mount (behind the Baggage Bulkheads). I have a simple ball valve (http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Pneumatic_Components/Special_Purpose_Push-to-Connect_Pneumatic_Fittings/Hand_Valves/HVU14) that I plan to use as a combination Alternate Static Port / Calibration Port located on the left hand side of the cabin within easy reach. This way I don't have to "break" into the system when doing static system calibrations and have an alternate static source.
Below is a schematic of the line routing. Comments are welcome.
Any nice pix of how you guys have routed these lines would be appreciated. The reasons for why you ran the lines the way you did would be helpful too.
Thanks!
Jeff
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