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Jeff Mitchell's RV8 project
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Date:  6-5-2010
Number of Hours:  3.00
Manual Reference:  7-9
Brief Description:  Pitot tube installation - Part 4.

I wanted to minimize the bend radius of the pitot lines so I routed them away from the main spar aft and through a hole in a wing rib to the base of the Pitot tube mast. I fabricated a simple bracket and attached a couple of 1/4" nylon clamps to secure the lines in place. I ran the lines underneath the bell crank assembly and secured them with a couple of nylon tie wraps. I don't like this method because I think there is potential for the adhesive to dry out and fail down the road. I started to build a proper retention bracket to replace these nylon things and will tie it into the two outboard bell crank bolts.
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Pitot line clamps

Pitot line clamps

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Original pitot line retention method

Original pitot line retention method

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Improved retention bracket

Improved retention bracket

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