N546RV
Well Known Member
Hey folks...I'm having lots of fun making cardboard models of avionics units and putting them around the fuselage to figure out packaging. I'm wondering how people chose to mount things behind the panel.
The two braces between the gear towers seem like logical starting points for shelves, but since one is higher than the other, this is a little more fun than just bridging them. I've sort of considered bridging them anyway, and ending up with a sloped shelf that might actually be well-positioned for servicing things with the center panel insert removed (or just an EFIS, for that matter).
Another option I considered was turning the deep well portion of the baggage area into a forward avionics bay, but 1) not sure I want to lose that and 2) this seems like it'd need significant attention to cooling airflow. So probably not worth the effort at all.
Anyway - fire away with those photos, or descriptions if that's all you've got. Thanks!
The two braces between the gear towers seem like logical starting points for shelves, but since one is higher than the other, this is a little more fun than just bridging them. I've sort of considered bridging them anyway, and ending up with a sloped shelf that might actually be well-positioned for servicing things with the center panel insert removed (or just an EFIS, for that matter).
Another option I considered was turning the deep well portion of the baggage area into a forward avionics bay, but 1) not sure I want to lose that and 2) this seems like it'd need significant attention to cooling airflow. So probably not worth the effort at all.
Anyway - fire away with those photos, or descriptions if that's all you've got. Thanks!