REFLECTOR: Pitot tube
Alex Balic
velocity_pilot at verizon.net
Wed Oct 14 00:06:25 CDT 2009
I am thinking that there is a really good chance of that getting iced over-
unless there is some heat under the skin up there
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Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:15 PM
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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Pitot tube
Love this . I always wondered if it would work this way.
I never liked the probe sticking out the side of the plane.
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From: <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Pitot tube
> I've yet to use it, so I can't say how it works or the wattage. I like
> the idea of having an "innie" so I don't bump into it when walking around
> the front. Airspeed is accurate.
> John
>
> --- hoffman3 at erols.com wrote:
>
>
>
> Tim Crawford made a pitot tube from 1/4" OD tubing installed right through
> the center of the nose. He had the same thing on his Long EZ, only he had
> added a wire wound resistor, and ran the tube through the center of the
> resistor. Nat had the same thing on his COZY, but no heat. I for got to
> ask him the value and wattage of the resistor when I saw him building in
> 1997.
>
> Maybe, John can tell us how well it works, and the value and wattage?
>
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