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From: "Bill & Sue" <harrelson@erols.com>
To: <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
References: <20020309064615.AAA6049@pop3.olsusa.com>
Subject: ELT placement in LNC2
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:16:54 -0500
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I used the AKC ELT that uses Duracell batteries. Very convienient. How many
components of your Lancair can you replace at the Mini-Mart?

Anyway I mounted it behind the baggage bulkhead aft of the pump. I glued an
appropriately shaped (roughly triangular cross section) foam block to the
lower fuselage side as a mold. Then I layed up a 4 bid over the foam with 2
inch overlap onto the fuselage top and bottom. Finally I dug out the foam.
That left a very sturdy shelf on which to mount the ELT that, I believe,
would withstand suffecient G's to survive a crash. I used the whip antenna
mounted on a similar shelf behind the ELT. Finally I microed a small piece
of 3/4 inch pvc tubing to the fuselage to contain the top of the antenna and
keep it from slapping around. Works good and I've had no interferrence with
the com's.

Bill
harrelson@erols.com
N5ZQ (flying 10 months...230 hours!)

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