X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:47:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp121.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ([69.147.64.94] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with SMTP id 3191757 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:04:27 -0400 Received: (qmail 75704 invoked from network); 29 Sep 2008 19:04:27 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=UtjYlGnxU1f/uCModPBkNrmjVt5w5Kc6hEIF/bNlZQamzKxBLqu+9i3ZNtqFRnvLNWPeeowYOd2uY3gLKQ3GQYZh5lmoujl3i8flGvdZXuMD5P1vVHXCo594OSfHQcFHa1WtdNmTH/qlmJBZDTlGNtH2m3IPKnXZ0caSBORPP9I= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Computerroom) (elippse@75.15.147.133 with login) by smtp121.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 29 Sep 2008 19:04:26 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: Ecrv6iMVM1kCWC0DKZRVHTx87lasyGH3epMiuJZO4aAQASLicNrt2Sei55yBdntvOsbEwYaA0kY2uNIP00yw13kOAwBUSACJOdBvhgRElgjuj2FAbgzDRFxUV2hqZhIo0Mk- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Original-Message-ID: <89B5BC68CD124F219E6E7E746E0B915F@Computerroom> From: "Paul Lipps" X-Original-To: "Marv Kaye" Subject: Static port X-Original-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:04:43 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C9222B.8EB5FF80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C9222B.8EB5FF80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At Reno this year I was looking at the combined static-pitot tube that = is used on the Pitts biplanes. I made my own, but if I had it to do = over, I would definitely use this combo unit available from ACS for = about $130. Fuselage static ports are a big source of error in IAS, = especially on the RVs I've tested which give 8 mph to 12 mph high = readings. The fuselage ports on Oscar's L235 and my L235 gave 4 mph slow = readings until we corrected them by adding about 3-4 ply of tranparent = tape ahead of them. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C9222B.8EB5FF80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
At Reno this year I was looking at the combined=20 static-pitot tube that is used on the Pitts biplanes. I made my own, but = if I=20 had it to do over, I would definitely use this combo unit available from = ACS for=20 about $130. Fuselage static ports are a big source of error in IAS, = especially=20 on the RVs I've tested which give 8 mph to 12 mph high readings. The = fuselage=20 ports on Oscar's L235 and my L235 gave 4 mph slow = readings until=20 we corrected them by adding about 3-4 ply of tranparent tape ahead of=20 them.
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