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From: "Alan K. Adamson" <aadamson@highrf.com>
Subject: Pitot Static fittings - Nice ones
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All,

Thought I'd share a few links.  There is a company that makes pitot static
tubing kits, mostly for the RV series.  They use a nice push on fittings
that some of the portable OX system use.  They aren't too expensive, but
they aren't too flexible either, and if you need more fittings, they get
pricey.  The company is Safeair1.com.

I'd seen the kits that Safeair1 offer, but somewhere in the back of my mind,
I also thought I saw just the fittings and tubing so you could roll your own
if so inclined. After doing a little web research, I refreshed my memory. :)

Go to www.mcmaster.com

On the mcmaster carr site, search for "instant tube" and when you get there,
you are looking for the Polybutylene fittings as the tee's and wyes have
mounting holes. 

There are numerous angles, etc available, and you'll most likely need the
tees, wyes, and straight to NPT brass fittings.

Lancair uses poly-flo tubing of the size .250 OD x .170 ID x .040 wall
normally, so I figure that you should use the same size tubing if you are
going to these instant release fittings. (You can't use just any tubing tho
so read on.)

Next search for polyurethane tubing, you'll need to look for the one that
has a hardness of 88-97 and there is one there that is also available in 6
different colors.

Hope this helps... I'm probably going to order up a bunch as I need to get
my pitot and static system installed.

Alan