From: "Ed McCauley" <ed.mccauley@bltinc.com>
To: <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: Implications of a HOT pitot tube
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 09:39:30 -0500
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Charles, John, and Bill: Thanks for your feedback on the "Nylaflow for Pitot
tube?" thread.

Together you inspired another questions: The manual has us build a mount for
the pitot tube out of eglass.  I've remove so many layups with a heat gun
that, when the pitot tube heater is on, I'm afraid that it will compromise
the integrity of the resin.  If I forget to turn it off after an IMC decent
and taxi around with it on, will it basically fall of the plane????  (I'd
hate to litter the taxiway)

I haven't heard of this being a problem but I am a bit concerned!  Should I
be thinking of mounting the pitot tube with a metal flange on a 8"x8" metal
plate to dissipate some of the heat or are my concerns unwarranted?

Ed McCauley
Milford, NJ
Lancair IV-P -23.493 +/- 30% Complete


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