REFLECTOR: Defroster deflector.

Rene Dugas dugasd at bellsouth.net
Mon Mar 30 21:45:51 CDT 2009 

I'll try something like this only probably suction cupped or velcroed to the
base of screen.
Thanks.
Rene'

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Derrick
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 8:05 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: Defroster deflector.

Ken,

I had to make an unscheduled run to Phoenix today and was able to take a
picture of the defroster deflector before my trip to texas.

img125 is the closeup. img126 is a bit wider view

The large clear rectangle with the two white round pads is the ice free
window, that is outside. The smaller clear rectangle with the rounded upper
corners is the hot air deflector. Just below it are the to slide handles
that open and close the defroster vent. The deflector is mounted to the
glare shield with a small "L" bracket, riveted to the clear plastic and
screwed to the glare shield.

The defroster works really well in both planes and even keeps the windshield
clear behind the deflector.

Scott

Scott Derrick wrote:
> It too late to fix it, but both T210's I fly have a small 3x4 inch 
> flat piece of clear plastic(??) between the windshield and the 
> defroster outlet.  There is no crazing of the windshield on either plane,
oldest a 79.
>
> The piece of plastic is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the windshield.
>
> Scott
>
> Rene Dugas wrote:
>   
>> I have a duct to the windshield directly below my line of sight. 
>> Never have had any fog problems in over 450 hr.  Down side is the 
>> differential heating has caused crazing directly in front of me in a 
>> 6 inch egg shape. It's not bad but irritating. Don't know how to 
>> prevent it or how I would do it over. Just FYI.
>>
>>
>> Rene' Dugas
>> Sent from my iPhone 3G
>>
>> On Mar 29, 2009, at 10:17 PM, "Alex Balic" 
>> <velocity_pilot at verizon.net <mailto:velocity_pilot at verizon.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi Kurt-
>>>
>>> I have one of those fittings- from a wet-dry vac as I remember- I 
>>> was going to use it on the floor but did not- I will see if I can 
>>> get it up on the window area in front of my seat-
>>>
>>> Don't work too hard!
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
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>>> Alex,
>>>
>>> I haven't heard any noise from my blower or controller yet, but I 
>>> haven't been monitoring the radios much yet. A "T" would work for 
>>> the defroster. I have a 2" line coming to the foot compartment of 
>>> each side. Then I have a 1" line going to the defroster duct. I made 
>>> the defroster duct out of a small plastic piece from a vacuum. It 
>>> has the flange, and the deflectors to blow the air over a wide area. 
>>> Then I just hooked up a piece of scat to it. I read about that 
>>> somewhere and it really is convienient & works well. No valve or 
>>> anything, just trying to keep it simple.
>>>
>>> The exit for my cooling on the blower/heater uses the aft facing 
>>> discharge scoop that came with my kit.
>>>
>>> I'll try and scavenge some pictures to send you directly, but it may 
>>> take til tomorrow night. Have to work tonight til 10 then back at 8am.
>>>
>>> Kurt
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Alex Balic <velocity_pilot at verizon.net 
>>> <mailto:velocity_pilot at verizon.net>>
>>> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' <reflector at tvbf.org 
>>> <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>>
>>> Sent: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 5:39 pm
>>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Update on my Subaru installation
>>>
>>> Kurt-
>>>
>>> I have seen a velocity with some extensions to the top of the NACAs 
>>> that sort of make them ram scoops- probably you could just do that 
>>> if you come up a little short on cooling- I might use a solid state 
>>> control on my blower too, but the one I tried gave me some radio 
>>> noise, so I went back to the resistors- I was thinking of adding a 
>>> small T to blow some air up on the windshield= do you do that or 
>>> have a dedicated valve for that? - I might add a trap door to the 
>>> discharge plenum to allow me to just dump the air into the nose
>>> compartment- not sure if there would be a low pressure area in there
>>> though- might need to add something to the door area to make that
happen.
>>>
>>> I look forward to looking at your pictures when you get a chance.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
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