Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #60179
From: Gary Casey <casey.gary@yahoo.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: OAT Location
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:22:25 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
I agree with Charley in that being in the sun isn't much of a concern - unless you are sitting on the ramp and in that case you already know the temperature :-).  I put mine in the wing root fairing on the right side.  It is pretty close to the engine outlets, but seems to work okay.  I have found on other installations that it could almost just be thrown inside the wing someplace if it weren't for the heat sink of the fuel (the fuel temperature doesn't change very fast, keep the air around the tank at a temperature different than outside).  Protruding out through any inspection panel would work.  How about protruding rearward through the fairing ahead of the flap?  If it is one of the ugly round tubes you don't want it out in the airflow because of the drag.  I like the NACA inlet in the tail (on the ES and IV), but it requires a long wire run.  I don't like the cabin air inlets on the side of the fuselage (on the 320) as any leakage from the cowl is too close).  Lots of options.
Gary Casey


I guess I was fortunate enough to be ignorant of any sun avoidance requirements; stuck mine in my NACA inlet for fresh air vents, and it seems to read pretty accurately.  I'm wondering how much effect the sun can possibly have on it when there's 200 kt of fresh air blowing on it; would be more concerned with air being heated upstream but other than sticking it aft of the lower cowl outlets / exhaust, can't imagine anything else seriously affecting the freestream temp.  Until, of course, I upgrade to ramjet and start getting real gas effects

At any rate, it seems to work fine in the NACA inlet.

Charley Brown  Legacy  Garmin 900
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