Netters: I have my pitot tube mounted at the top of the verticle stabilizer and it works just fine. This position induces approximately a 5 mph error (high) on the airspeed indicator as measured against my gps but that is a small price to pay for it being out of the way and not having to worry about someone breaking/bending it when they walk by.
Worse than having someone break off the under the wing pitot tube is to have them catch a pant leg on it and fall onto the wing or other such structure that might not survive the incident. Just my two cents worth. Thanks Parley Byington par...@anv.net Henderson Nv N54PB flying since 1991 ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:59 AM Subject: KR> Pitot/ Static Line Placement > At 10:03 AM 3/24/05 EST, you wrote: > >Just curious if anyone has thought of putting the Pitot tube at the top of > >the tail, and if that would be far enough out of the way of the prop wash? > >Static ports on both sides of the fuseluge? > >John Monday > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > That has been discussed in the past and may very well work. > However, the system outlined in the plans works very well > as proven by 130 flight hours on my KR. I'm running a 60 inch > prop on the 0-200 so I mounted mine on the inboard end of > the outer left wing. It appears accurate to within 1 to 3 mph > as measured by my GPS. My only problem is that I have > a very wide gear and the assembly is close to any wheel > pant I may install. I have it mounted by two #10 screws to > a hard point(wood) inside the wing so it's easily removable. > I used 5 minute "J.B.Weld" to mount the tubes together and > then to the mounting plate which conforms to the wing shape. > When I mount my outer wing I run the hoses into the wing > and out the mounting hole. I then simply "stuff" the nylon hoses > inside the tubes and insert the extra hose up into the wing > as I mount the assembly. Make sure to mark you hoses for > "S" and "P" !! > > Trying to reinvent the wheel and the many mod's I made are > two of the reasons it took me 13 years to complete my bird !! > As much as I enjoyed build, flying is definately a lot more fun. > > As always, your results may vary........... > > Larry Flesner > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
