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The bracket that I have would place the probe 2.5" below the wing
although I'd prefer about twice that.

Ken





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Ken, have you checked out www.gretzaero.com/ for a longer mounting
bracket?

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From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:55 PM
Subject: Cessna pitot tube

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The bracket that I have would place the probe 2.5" below the wing
although I'd prefer about twice that.

Ken

Yes thanks Lonnie.

I was thinking of trying to squeeze a length of 1.5" aluminum tubing
into the appropriate shape or trying it as is first.

Ken

Lonnie Benson wrote:

Ken, have you checked out www.gretzaero.com/ for a longer mounting
bracket?

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From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:55 PM
Subject: Cessna pitot tube

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The bracket that I have would place the probe 2.5" below the wing
although I'd prefer about twice that.

Ken

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Is anyone satisfactorily using a Cessna heated pitot tube? If so where
did you locate it?

From the archives, I know that Bob doesn't recommend the Cessna probe.
The one that I have here has a 1/8" dia inlet although it could be
enlarged. To my surprise it also has a 1/16" water drain at the bottom
rear which I expect would release some of the ram pressure and make the
ASI tend to read low. Has anyone tried plugging the drain? Or tilting
the probe down?

The bracket that I have would place the probe 2.5" below the wing
although I'd prefer about twice that.

Ken





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Yes thanks Lonnie.

I was thinking of trying to squeeze a length of 1.5" aluminum tubing
into the appropriate shape or trying it as is first.

Ken

Lonnie Benson wrote:

Ken, have you checked out www.gretzaero.com/ for a longer mounting
bracket?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:55 PM
Subject: Cessna pitot tube

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The bracket that I have would place the probe 2.5" below the wing
although I'd prefer about twice that.

Ken

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I bought a one foot length of streamline 4130 tubing from ACS and mounted it
up inside to the side of a l-edge rib. Fits the tube prefectly. I have some
long lengths of streamline from my Norseman parts collection. Will see if
it's the right size for a heated p tube..but I think one size is too small
and other is too big.

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: Cessna pitot tube

Yes thanks Lonnie.

I was thinking of trying to squeeze a length of 1.5" aluminum tubing
into the appropriate shape or trying it as is first.

Ken

Lonnie Benson wrote:

Ken, have you checked out www.gretzaero.com/ for a longer mounting
bracket?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:55 PM
Subject: Cessna pitot tube

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There are pitot tubes listed periodically on ebay - you just have to
watch for them.

I have just aluminum tube projecting about a foot forward of the wing
and wonder if anyone has a method to electrically heat such a unit?