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1. 05:04 AM - Re: Pitot Tube (Thomas R. Riddle)
2. 05:41 AM - Re: Pitot Tube (Hugh)
3. 05:47 AM - Re: Pitot Tube (Hugh)
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Hugh,
Yes it happened to ours pretty much as you described. Our solution was
to cut off the pitot tube about 3/4" forward of its intersection with
the strut fairing, and connect the cut-off piece to the 3/4" stub with
a flexible hose of the proper size. This way, when someone hits it the
hose flexes and no damage results to either the pitot or the klutz
that ran into it.
Thom in Buffalo
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Thom:
What about the "flexibility of the connection? Would not the velocity of the
air stream tend to bend the tube one way or the other at the "flexible"
point causing it to deflect out of being parallel to the airflow causing an
erroneous air speed reading on the ASI?
Hugh
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From: owner-allegro-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-allegro-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Thomas R.
Riddle
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: Allegro-List: Pitot Tube
Hugh,
Yes it happened to ours pretty much as you described. Our solution was
to cut off the pitot tube about 3/4" forward of its intersection with
the strut fairing, and connect the cut-off piece to the 3/4" stub with
a flexible hose of the proper size. This way, when someone hits it the
hose flexes and no damage results to either the pitot or the klutz
that ran into it.
Thom in Buffalo
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8:59 AM
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Thom: As a follow up to my question, why not just leave the 3/4" projection
and forget about attaching the piece you cut off?
Hugh
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-allegro-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-allegro-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Thomas R.
Riddle
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: Allegro-List: Pitot Tube
Hugh,
Yes it happened to ours pretty much as you described. Our solution was
to cut off the pitot tube about 3/4" forward of its intersection with
the strut fairing, and connect the cut-off piece to the 3/4" stub with
a flexible hose of the proper size. This way, when someone hits it the
hose flexes and no damage results to either the pitot or the klutz
that ran into it.
Thom in Buffalo
Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
8:59 AM
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