Thursday, March 21, 2013

Working on the Propeller

For the time being, no more work on the engine, time to take care of the propeller.
First the Pitot tube has to be installed:


One particularity of the RV-12 is that the Pitot tube goes through the spinner, a location that puts it away of turbulences that would make the measure of speed wrong.
Below the Pitot tube isconnecteed to the Dynamic Pressure tube that runs all the way through the cockpit to the ADAHRS located in the tailcone. I installed safety lines for the first time as visible on the picture (the twisted lines).


 
As the protruding pitot tube seemed threatening, I decided to put on a helmet:
 


Anyway, it's time to work on the spinner!

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