gmcjetpilot
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AOA - What are people doing for AOA. Dynon and Garmin offer a Pitot/AOA probe combo for typical underwing mounting. I am thinking of making my own Pitot/AOA probe unheated. How accurate is the AOA using pressure and calibration with the glass. Has anyone one used the RV-12 leading edge AOA port on their RV4/6/7/8/9/14.
STATIC - per Van's side of fuselage left and right. Thinking of having Static with Pitot under wing. Anyone do that and any accuracy issues.
PITOT - Under wing is common and per plans. I am toying with idea of a boom in the wing tip fairing. It would retract (manually). Extended a foot more from wing leading edge it should be accurate at the cost of longer pitot tube plumbing, weight, complexity and possible damage if left extended.
The two in one either Pitot/AOA or Pitot/Static[/] B- are fairly common. I found wind test probes that combines both Pitot/Static where there is a tube in a tube. The pitot center and outer tube had ports for static. Very slick. A variation of this is for RC models. Except they use small pressure transducers to send electrical signal to the on board electronics. That would be slick verses running tubing to the Glass. However not sure how that would work or how to integrate.
All three in one underwing probe, Pitot, Static, AOA under wing. I saw this on a LSA. It was pretty slick.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sLJmZtyZ55vikjiE9
Thoughts?
STATIC - per Van's side of fuselage left and right. Thinking of having Static with Pitot under wing. Anyone do that and any accuracy issues.
PITOT - Under wing is common and per plans. I am toying with idea of a boom in the wing tip fairing. It would retract (manually). Extended a foot more from wing leading edge it should be accurate at the cost of longer pitot tube plumbing, weight, complexity and possible damage if left extended.
The two in one either Pitot/AOA or Pitot/Static[/] B- are fairly common. I found wind test probes that combines both Pitot/Static where there is a tube in a tube. The pitot center and outer tube had ports for static. Very slick. A variation of this is for RC models. Except they use small pressure transducers to send electrical signal to the on board electronics. That would be slick verses running tubing to the Glass. However not sure how that would work or how to integrate.
All three in one underwing probe, Pitot, Static, AOA under wing. I saw this on a LSA. It was pretty slick.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sLJmZtyZ55vikjiE9
Thoughts?
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