Air vent with the RV8 fastback

[JDA_BTR]

The wings of the panel are pretty narrow with the gussets for the fastback in place. I see messages about putting the vent under the panel on the left side. Any pics or advice on that?

 

[Foghorn]

Here is where I put my air vent. You can also see where I moved the heater vent forward to the left gear tower.

 

[JDA_BTR]

Thanks! Who made the placards for you? Is there adhesive in addition to the nuts?

 

[RV7 To Go]

Lots of room on the side panels depending on your equipment and layout. Not sure how the fastback panel differs.

 

[Foghorn]

Aircraft engravers made the placards. They are adhesive and the switch nuts hold them down too.

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[DanH]

So don't put it in the panel. This one blows across the footwell, and ventilates the cockpit every bit as well as a pair of dinky eyeballs. No real duct loss, so huge flow.

BTW, many of the eyeball vents don't seal well in the winter. So where to get a high precision machined air valve? Cut down a 50mm throttle body.

 

[JDA_BTR]

Very clever! Did you decide to hot have the heater box?

 

[DanH]

Very clever! Did you decide to hot have the heater box?

No heater box for me. I hate SCAT tube. Wired for heated vests, but I live in the Deep South.